Comparison of different injection forms in CT examination of the upper abdomen

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 799-804

  Marti Bonmati L ^a   Tobarra, E ^a   Manjon J V ^b   Robles, M ^b   Arana, E ^a   Molla E ^a   Costa, S ^a  

^a Department of Radiology   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body computed tomography; Contrast media, iodine; Helical computed tomography

Indexed keywords

IOBITRIDOL; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM; XENETICS;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INJECTION; LIVER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 0242362821     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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