Use of perfluorooctylbromide (PFOB)to detect liver abscesses with computed tomography: Safety and efficacy

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1991, Pages 792-798

  Mattrey, Robert F ^a   Brown, Jeffrey J ^a,c   Shelton, Richard E ^a,d   Ogino, Mark T ^b   Johnson, Kevin K ^a,e   Mitten, Roxane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c University of California ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Radiology Imaging Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Contrast media; Liver abscess; Perfluorochemicals; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

DIATRIZOATE; MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE; PERFLUOROOCTYL BROMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIATRIZOATE MEGLUMINE; FLUOROCARBONS; LIVER ABSCESS; RABBITS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0025991620     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: 15360210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199109000-00003     Document Type: Article

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