CT pulmonary angiography and CT venography: Factors associated with vessel enhancement

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 156-161

  Arakawa, Hiroaki ^a   Kohno, Tatsuo ^a   Hiki, Taro ^a   Kaji, Yasushi ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast media; CT angiography; CT venography; Deep vein thrombosis; Embolism; Hemodynamics; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 34250885781     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.06.1240     Document Type: Article

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