Gadolinium-enhanced MDCT angiography of the abdomen: Feasibility and limitations

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1821-1828

  Chicoskie, Christopher ^a   Tello, Richard ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 20044362419     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.184.6.01841821     Document Type: Article

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