Effect of contrast concentration, tube potential and reconstruction kernels on MDCT evaluation of coronary stents: An in vitro study

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 253-263

  Sirineni, Gopi Kiran Reddy ^a   Kalra, Mannudeep K ^a   Pottala, Krishna ^a   Waldrop, Sandra ^a   Syed, Mushabbar ^a   Tigges, Stefan ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Artifacts; Coronary stents; CT

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY STENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; RESTENOSIS;

EID: 33947232254     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-006-9107-6     Document Type: Article

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