Effect of saline pushing after contrast material injection in abdominal multidetector computed tomography with the use of different iodine concentrations

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 192-197

  Tatsugami, F ^a   Matsuki, M ^a   Kani, H ^a   Tanikake, M ^a   Miyao, M ^a   Yoshikawa, S ^a   Narabayashi, I ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Contrast optimization; Contrast enhanced CT; Injection method; MDCT; Saline flush

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTRAST MEDIA; IODINE; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONTRAST OPTIMIZATION; CONTRAST-ENHANCED COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; CT ARTERIOGRAPHY; INJECTION METHOD; SALINE FLUSH;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IOMEPROL; IOPAMIDOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PORTAL VEIN; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; IOPAMIDOL; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTAL VEIN; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33644680569     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850500479636     Document Type: Article

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