Helical CT of the body: A survey of techniques used for pediatric patients

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 401-406

  Hollingsworth, Caroline ^a   Frush, Donald P ^a   Cross, Mark ^a   Lucaya, Javier ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL MATERNO INFANTIL VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX;

EID: 0037306945     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.180.2.1800401     Document Type: Article

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