Multidetector CT urography: Comparison of two different scanning protocols for improved visualization of the urinary tract

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-36

  Huang, Jiayi ^a   Kim, Young H ^a   Shankar, Sridhar ^a   Tyagi, Girish ^b   Baker, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Computed tomography (CT); Computed tomography (CT) urography; Technology

Indexed keywords

MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPARATIVES STUDIES; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY UROGRAPHY; IMAGING PROTOCOL; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; TECHNOLOGY; URINARY TRACT; UROGRAPHY;

VISUALIZATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY PELVIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URETER; URINARY TRACT; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 30144440130     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000191682.13097.6d     Document Type: Article

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