Comparative rheology of low- and iso-osmolarity contrast agents at different temperatures

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-83

  Brunette, Jean ^a   Mongrain, Rosaire ^a,b   Rodés Cabau, Josep ^c   Larose, Éric ^c   Leask, Richard ^b   Bertrand, Olivier F ^c  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catheter; Contrast agent; Ionic; Nonionic; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

IODIXANOL; IOVERSOL; IOXAGLIC ACID; MEGLUMINE IOXAGLATE PLUS SODIUM IOXAGLATE;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FLOW KINETICS; OSMOLARITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VISCOSITY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; IOXAGLIC ACID; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PRESSURE; RHEOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; TRIIODOBENZOIC ACIDS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 38749132319     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21400     Document Type: Article

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