Comparison of 40 and 60 milliliters of contrast in assessment of the carotid artery by computed tomography angiography

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1068-1078

  Takeyama, N ^a   Ohgiya, Y ^a   Itokawa, H ^a   Takahashi, Y ^a   Obuchi, M ^a   Shinjyo, H ^a   Matsui, S ^a   Hayashi, T ^a   Kato, K ^a   Fujimoto, T ^a   Kinebuchi, Y ^a   Kitahara, T ^a   Gokan, T ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adults; Arteries; Contrast agents; CT angiography; Head and neck; Intravenous

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; COLOR; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; IODINE; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MEDICAL IMAGING; TECHNETIUM; TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULTS; ARTERIES; CONTRAST AGENTS; CT ANGIOGRAPHY; HEAD AND NECK; INTRAVENOUS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; IODINE;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; IODINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 54349129560     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850802403748     Document Type: Article

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