Automated contrast injectors for angiography: Devices, methodology, and safety

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 459-464

  Kaluski, Edo ^a   Moussa, Issam D ^b   Heuser, Richard R ^c   Kern, Morton J ^d   Weisz, Giora ^e   Klapholz, Marc ^a   Gerula, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Phoenix Heart Center   (United States)

^d Department of Medicine   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiography coronary; Contrast media; Diagnostic cardiac catheterization; Peripheral vascular disease

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AUTOMATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PROCESS MONITORING; REVIEW; VISCOSITY; EQUIPMENT; INFUSION; INJECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TEMPERATURE;

AUTOMATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; INJECTIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 70350493111     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.22029     Document Type: Review

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