Effect of rate of contrast medium injection on hepatic enhancement at CT

Radiology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 185-189

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

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), contrast media; Liver, CT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; LIVER SCINTISCANNING; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0029926355     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.199.1.8633144     Document Type: Article

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