Contrast material injection for hepatic helical computed tomography: Comparative study of five protocols

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 467-471

  Hoeffel, Christine ^a,c   Legmann, Paul ^a   Girardot, Catherine ^a   Bunouf, Pierre ^b   Mezzi, Karen ^b   Bonnin, André ^a  

^a Cochin Hospital ^*  (France)

^b Nycomed Laboratory   (France)

^c NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; contrast media; helical technology; liver

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029782379     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199608000-00001     Document Type: Article

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