How to design injection protocols for multiple detector-row CT angiography (MDCTA)

European Radiology, Supplement

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Fleischmann, Dominik ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), angiography; Contrast medium, intravenous; Contrast medium, pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM;

BODY WEIGHT; BOLUS INJECTION; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG TRANSPORT; FLOW RATE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; INJECTION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33644604990     PISSN: 16133749     EISSN: 16133757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10406-005-0166-x     Document Type: Review

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