Computed tomography (CT) of the lungs of the dog using a helical CT scanner, intravenous iodine contrast medium and different CT windows

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 328-331

  Cardoso, L ^a,b   Gil, F ^a   Ramirez G ^a   Teixeira, M A ^a,b   Agut, A ^a   Rivero, M A ^a,c   Arencibia, A ^a,c   Vazquez J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

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Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REFERENCE VALUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34548531979     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2007.00776.x     Document Type: Article

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