A comparison of two injection protocols using helical and dynamic acquisitions in CT examinations of the pancreas

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-55

  Bonaldi, Vincent M ^a   Bret, Patrice M ^a   Atri, Mostafa ^a   Garcia, Pascal ^a   Reinhold, Caroline ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL; IONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOPAMIDOL; IOVERSOL; MEGLUMINE IOTALAMATE; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029887437     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.167.1.8659419     Document Type: Article

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