Comparison of urinary tract distension and opacification using single-bolus 3-phase vs split-bolus 2-phase multidetector row CT urography

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 750-757

  Dillman, Jonathan R ^a   Caoili, Elaine M ^a,c   Cohan, Richard H ^a   Ellis, James H ^a   Francis, Isaac R ^a   Nan, Bin ^b   Zhang, Yong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

3 dimensional imaging; Computed tomography urography; Kidneys; Multidetector row computed tomography; Urinary tract

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY UROGRAPHY; KIDNEY; MEASUREMENTS OF; MULTIDETECTOR ROW COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OPACIFICATION; URINARY TRACT; UROGRAPHY;

MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER; URETHRA; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 34748814981     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e318033df36     Document Type: Article

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