Low-attenuation oral GI contrast agents in abdominal-pelvic computed tomography

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-53

  Hebert, J J ^a   Taylor, A J ^a   Winter, T C ^a   Reichelderfer, M ^a   Weichert, J P ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Computed tomography; Low attenuation; Oral contrast agent

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GOLYTELY; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; WATER;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DILUTION; DRUG SAFETY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FIBER; HUMAN; INTESTINE DISTENSION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; INTESTINE WALL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SMALL INTESTINE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH DISTENSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; METHYLCELLULOSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 30544438195     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-005-0350-4     Document Type: Article

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