Optimal scan timing and intravenous route for contrast-enhanced computed tomography in patients after fontan operation

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-81

  Park, Eun Ah ^a,b   Lee, Whal ^a,b   Chung, Se Young ^a,b   Yin, Yong Hu ^a,b   Chung, Jin Wook ^a,b   Park, Jae Hyung ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Fontan operation; Thrombus

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; HARDENING; TIMING CIRCUITS;

1 MINUTES; BEAM HARDENING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST-ENHANCED; FONTAN OPERATION; PULMONARY ARTERY; THROMBUS; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES; TRACKING METHOD;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBUS; TIME;

EID: 76449097987     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181ae292c     Document Type: Article

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