Abdominal helical CT: Milk as a low-attenuation oral contrast agent

Radiology

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 870-875

  Thompson, Susan E ^a,c   Raptopoulos, Vassilios ^c   Sheiman, Robert L ^c   McNicholas, Michelle M J ^c   Prassopoulos, Panos ^b,c  

^a Pictou County District Health Authorities   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Barium; Computed tomography (CT), contrast enhancement; Contrast media, comparative studies; Gastrointestinal tract, CT; Milk

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOVERSOL;

ABDOMINAL ANGIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032967997     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.211.3.r99jn25870     Document Type: Article

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