Reduction of contrast material dose and artifacts by a saline flush using a double power injector in helical CT of the thorax

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1049-1053

  Haage, Patrick ^a   Schmitz Rode, Thomas ^a   Hübner, Dolores ^a   Piroth, Werner ^a   Günther, Rolf W ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IOPROMIDE; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; ASCENDING AORTA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG HILUS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MICROPROCESSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SYRINGE; THORAX;

EID: 0034112337     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.174.4.1741049     Document Type: Article

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