Optimal delay time for the hepatic parenchymal enhancement at the multidetector CT examination

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 182-188

  Yong, Eun Chung ^a   Ki, Whang Kim ^a   Joo, Hee Kim ^a   Joon, Seok Lim ^a   Young, Taik Oh ^a   Chung, Jae Joon ^a   Kim, Myeong Jin ^a,b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Contrast enhancement; Helical CT; Liver; Liver CT

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIVER; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DELAY TIME; HELICAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIES; LIVER COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MULTI-DETECTORS; OPTIMAL DELAY;

CONTRAST MEDIA;

IOHEXOL; IOPAMIDOL; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEPATIC VEIN; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TIME;

EID: 33646686353     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200603000-00003     Document Type: Article

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