MDCT angiography for detection of pulmonary emboli: Comparison between equi-iodine doses of iomeprol 400 mgI/mL and iodixanol 320 mgI/mL

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 579-588

  Langenberger, Herbert ^a   Friedrich, Klaus ^a   Plank, Christina ^a   Matzek, Wolfgang ^a   Wolf, Florian ^a   Storto, Maria Luigia ^b   Schaefer Prokop, Cornelia ^c   Herold, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), angiography; Computed tomography (CT), contrast enhancement; Contrast media, comparative studies; Embolism, pulmonary; Pulmonary arteries, CT

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL TREE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT), ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT), CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EMBOLISM, PULMONARY; GROUP DIFFERENCES; INJECTION RATES; PULMONARY ARTERIES, CT; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; PULMONARY EMBOLUS; SAFETY CONCERNS; STATISTICAL COMPARISONS;

ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; IODINE; TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIA;

IODINE; IODIXANOL; IOMEPROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOPAMIDOL; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIIODOBENZOIC ACIDS;

EID: 67349210677     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.01.058     Document Type: Article

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