Dynamic helical CT of the abdomen: Prospective comparison of pre- and postprandial contrast enhancement

Radiology

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 359-363

  Sheafor, Douglas H ^a   Keogan, Mary T ^a   DeLong, David M ^a   Nelson, Rendon C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen, CT; Computed tomography (CT), helical; Computer tomography (CT), contrast enhancement

Indexed keywords

ENSURE; IOPAMIDOL; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AORTA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER; MALE; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SPLEEN;

EID: 0031914267     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.206.2.9457186     Document Type: Article

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