Effect of contrast media formulation on computed tomography angiographic contrast enhancement

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-237

  Kishimoto, Miori ^a   Yamada, Kazutaka ^a   Tsuneda, Ryo ^a   Shimizu, Junichiro ^a   Iwasaki, Toshiroh ^b   Miyake, Yoh Ichi ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Contrast effect; Contrast media; Dog; Iodine concentration; Osmolarity

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; IODINE; IOHEXOL;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CONTRAST MEDIA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; IODINE; IOHEXOL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 43049100043     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2008.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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