Coronary angiography by 64-detector row computed tomography using low dose of contrast material with saline chaser: Influence of total injection volume on vessel attenuation

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 272-280

  Yamamuro, Masaki ^a   Tadamura, Eiji ^a   Kanao, Shotaro ^a   Wu, Yen Wen ^a   Tambara, Keiichi ^a   Komeda, Masashi ^a   Toma, Masanao ^a   Kimura, Takeshi ^a   Kita, Toru ^a   Togashi, Kaori ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Contrast material; MDCT

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ACQUISITION;

BODY WEIGHT; CARDIAC; CARDIAC-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST MATERIAL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIES; INJECTION VOLUME; LOW DOSE; MDCT;

HEART;

IOMEPROL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BLOOD VESSEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DESCENDING AORTA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 34147131781     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000236422.35761.a1     Document Type: Article

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