K-edge angiography utilizing a tungsten plasma X-ray generator in conjunction with gadolinium-based contrast media

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 11 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 1841-1849

  Sato, Eiichi ^a   Hayasi, Yasuomi ^a   Tanaka, Etsuro ^b   Mori, Hidezo ^c   Kawai, Toshiaki ^d   Inoue, Takashi ^a   Ogawa, Akira ^a   Sato, Shigehiro ^a   Takayama, Kazuyoshi ^e   Onagawa, Jun ^f   Ido, Hideaki ^f  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^d CENTRAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Japan)

^e TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f TOHOKU GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiography; Characteristic X rays; Gadolinium based contrast media; Quasi monochromatic X rays; Tungsten K lines

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC LINES; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); PLASMA ACCELERATORS;

CHARACTERISTIC X-RAYS; GADOLINIUM-BASED CONTRAST MEDIA; QUASI-MONOCHROMATIC X-RAYS; TUNGSTEN KΑ LINES;

X RAYS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM; TUNGSTEN;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL; BREMS RADIATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LASER; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTON; POWER SUPPLY; PULSE GENERATOR; PUMP; X RAY; X RAY TUBE;

EID: 33750236154     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2005.11.015     Document Type: Article

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