CT angiographic measurement of the carotid artery: Optimizing visualization by manipulating window and level settings and contrast material attenuation

Radiology

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 494-500

  Liu, Y ^a   Hopper, K D ^a   Mauger, D T ^a   Addis, K A ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries, angiography; Carotid arteries, CT; Carotid arteries, stenosis or obstruction; Computed tomography (CT), maximum intensity projection; Contrast media, experimental studies; Phantoms

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033752855     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.217.2.r00oc32494     Document Type: Article

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