Radiation dose evaluations during radiological contrast studies in patients with morbid obesity;Valutazioni dosimetriche in esami contrastografici eseguiti su pazienti affetti da obesità patologica

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1229-1240

  Rampado, O ^a   Luberto, L ^b   Faletti, R ^b   Garelli, E ^a   Cassinis, M C ^b   Ropolo, R ^a   Gandini, G ^b  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Obese patients; Radiological contrast studies

Indexed keywords

DIATRIZOATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROPLASTY; HUMAN; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; RADIATION DOSAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63449126696     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-008-0335-9     Document Type: Article

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