Four-detector row computed tomographic angiography in the evaluation of infrarenal aorta and peripheral arterial occlusive disease: Influence of contrast medium concentration

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 690-696

  Iezzi, Roberto ^a   Cotroneo, Antonio Raffaele ^a   Filippone, Antonella ^a   Giancristofaro, Daniela ^a   Storto, Maria Luigia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiography; Contrast medium; CT; Peripheral arteries

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CONTRAST MEDIA; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; QUALITY CONTROL;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CT; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; LOWER EXTREMITY; MULTI-DETECTORS; OPACIFICATION; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; PERIPHERAL ARTERIES;

ANGIOGRAPHY;

IODINE; IOMEPROL; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IOPAMIDOL;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; LEG ARTERY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOPAMIDOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 54049099191     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181576cfd     Document Type: Article

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