Optimization of contrast material administration for electrocardiogram- gated computed tomographic angiography of the chest

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 265-271

  Johnson, Thorsten R C ^a   Nikolaou, Konstantin ^a   Wintersperger, Bernd J ^a   Fink, Christian ^a   Rist, Carsten ^a   Leber, Alexander W ^a   Knez, Andreas ^a   Reiser, Maximilian F ^a   Becker, Christoph R ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angiography; Chest pain; Computed tomography; Contrast media

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; TRACKING (POSITION);

BODY WEIGHT; CHEST PAIN; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MATERIAL; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HOUNSFIELD UNITS; OPTIMISATIONS; TRACKING TECHNIQUES;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOPROMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BOLUS TRACKING METHOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; LUNG; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEST BOLUS METHOD; THORAX;

EID: 34147159410     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000236421.35761.7a     Document Type: Article

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