Colorectal cancer: Diagnostic potential of CT measurements of hepatic perfusion and implications for contrast enhancement protocols

Radiology

Volumn 205, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 716-720

  Leggett, David A C ^a   Kelley, Benjamin B ^a   Bunce, Ian H ^b   Miles, Kenneth A ^a  

^a WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Wesley Clin Haematol and Oncol   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), contrast enhancement; Computed tomography (CT), helical; Gastrointestinal tract, neoplasms; Liver neoplasms, secondary; Neoplasms, blood supply

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER PERFUSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030698625     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.205.3.9393526     Document Type: Article

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