Multiphasic helical CT of the kidney: Increased conspicuity for detection and characterization of small (<3-cm) renal masses

Radiology

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 211-217

  Szolar, Dieter H ^a   Kammerhuber, Fritz ^a   Altziebler, Stefan ^a   Tillich, Manfred ^a   Breinl, Eckehardt ^a   Fotter, Richard ^a   Schreyer, Heribert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), helical; Computed tomography (CT), technology; Kidney neoplasms, CT; Kidney neoplasms, diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOPROMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY CORTEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031021263     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.202.1.8988213     Document Type: Article

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