Multiphase contrast-saline mixture injection with dual-flow in 64-row MDCT coronary CTA

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 496-499

  Cao, Lizhen ^a   Du, Xiangying ^a   Li, Pengyu ^a   Liu, Yaou ^a   Li, Kuncheng ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Contrast medium; Coronary vessels; Dual flow injection; Multidetector row (MDCT); Multiphase injection

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT); CONTRAST MEDIUM; CORONARY VESSELS; DUAL-FLOW INJECTION; MULTIDETECTOR-ROW (MDCT); MULTIPHASE INJECTION;

ANEMOMETERS; ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; COLOR; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MIXTURES; STATISTICAL TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY; VISUALIZATION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DESCENDING AORTA; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY;

AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 62849096416     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.11.028     Document Type: Article

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