IV contrast infusion for coronary artery CT angiography: Literature review and results of a nationwide survey

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 192, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Johnson, Pamela T ^a   Pannu, Harpreet K ^a   Fishman, Elliot K ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery; CT; CT angiography; IV contrast material; MDCT; Survey

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 65649118623     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1347     Document Type: Article

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