Pediatric Computed Tomographic Angiography: Imaging the Cardiovascular System Gently

Radiologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 439-467

  Hellinger, Jeffrey C ^a   Pena, Andres ^a   Poon, Michael ^b   Chan, Frandics P ^c   Epelman, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Computed tomographic angiography; Multidetector row computed tomography; Pediatrics; Ultra low dose radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ARM DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEG DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PELVIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; THORAX DISEASE; ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD; HEART; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; LIMB; METHODOLOGY; NECK; PELVIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VASCULARIZATION; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EXTREMITIES; HEAD; HEART; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; NECK; PEDIATRICS; PELVIS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; THORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 77954692754     PISSN: 00338389     EISSN: 15578275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2010.03.005     Document Type: Review

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