Sudden cardiac arrest during computed tomography examination: Clinical findings and "dense abdominal veins" on computed tomography

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-97

  Ko, Sheung Fat ^a   Ng, Shu Hang ^a   Chen, Min Chi ^a   Lee, Tze Yu ^a   Huang, Chung Cheng ^a   Wan, Yung Liang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adverse reaction; Computed tomography; Computed tomography, abdominal veins; Contrast medium, cardiac arrest

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; HEART;

ADVERSE REACTION; CARDIAC ARREST; COMPARISONS WITH A CONTROLS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL VEIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM, CARDIAC ARREST; CONTRAST-ENHANCED; CONTROL GROUPS; SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST;

RESUSCITATION;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; KIDNEY VEIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0037254544     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200301000-00017     Document Type: Article

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