Renal artery stenosis: CT angiography - Comparison of real-time volume- rendering and maximum intensity projection algorithms

Radiology

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 337-343

  Johnson, Pamela T ^a   Halpern, Ethan J ^a   Kuszyk, Brian S ^b   Heath, David G ^b   Wechsler, Richard J ^a   Nazarian, Levon N ^a   Gardiner, Geoffrey A ^a   Levin, David C ^a   Fishman, Elliot K ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), angiography; Computed tomography (CT), comparative studies; Computed tomography (CT), maximum intensity projection; Computed tomography (CT), volume rendering; Renal arteries, CT; Renal arteries, stenosis or obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ANGIOGRAPHY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY ANGIOGRAPHY; KIDNEY ARTERY; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033007994     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.211.2.r99ap17337     Document Type: Article

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