Optimization of automatic bolus tracking for timing of the arterial phase of helical liver CT

European Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1396-1400

  Sandstede, J J W ^a   Tschammler, A ^a   Beer, M ^a   Vogelsang, C ^a   Wittenberg, G ^a   Hahn, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast media; CT; Liver

Indexed keywords

IMERON 300; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CELIAC ARTERY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; RENAL ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLEEN; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034885355     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300000816     Document Type: Article

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