Effect of thin overlapping reconstruction on the attenuation of small (≤ 3 cm) renal cysts in the nephrographic phase of MDCT: A phantom study

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 275-280

  Sun, Ho Kim ^b   Seung, Hyup Kim ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Cyst; Kidney; Pseudoenhancement

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IOHEXOL; IOPROMIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; KIDNEY DISEASES, CYSTIC; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33845465689     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: 12296929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2006.7.4.275     Document Type: Article

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