PA/Lateral Chest X-Ray is Equivalent to Cine-Fluoroscopy for the Detection of Conductor Externalization in Defibrillation Leads

摘要

BackgroundRiata and Riata ST defibrillation leads (St. Jude Medical, Sylmar, CA, USA) are susceptible to insulation defects with conductor externalization. Cine-fluoroscopy is considered to be the gold standard for the documentation of insulation defects, but similar detection rates have been reported for posterior-anterior (PA)/lateral chest x-ray (CXR) with zooming.