Optimization of CT angiography of the carotid artery with a 16-MDCT scanner: Craniocaudal scan direction reduces contrast material-related perivenous artifacts

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 186, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1737-1745

  De Monyé, Cécile ^a   De Weert, Thomas T ^a   Zaalberg, William ^a   Cademartiri, Filippo ^a   Siepman, Dorine A M ^a   Dippel, Diederik W J ^a   Van Der Lugt, Aad ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arteries; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular imaging; CT angiography; CT technique; Perivenous artifacts

Indexed keywords

IODIXANOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BOLUS INJECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTIFACT; CAROTID ARTERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; VEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTIFACTS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VEINS;

EID: 33745514793     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.0143     Document Type: Article

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