Gadolinium as a CT contrast agent: Assessment in a porcine model

Radiology

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 829-834

  Gierada, David S ^a   Bae, Kyongtae ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), contrast enhancement; Computed tomography (CT), contrast media; Contrast media, experimental studies; Gadolinium

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

EID: 0033044150     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.210.3.r99mr06829     Document Type: Article

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