The importance of adjusting for differences in proximal and distal contrast bolus arrival times in contrast-enhanced iliac artery magnetic resonance angiography

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 957-963

  Wikström, Johan ^a   Johansson, L ^a   Karacagil, S ^a   Ahlstrom H ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contrast agents; Iliac arteries; Magnetic resonance angiography; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADODIAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; SIGNAL DETECTION; TIME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0038080925     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1646-1     Document Type: Article

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