Influence of osmolarity of contrast medium and saline flush on computed tomography angiography: Comparison of monomeric and dimeric iodinated contrast media with different iodine concentrations at an identical iodine delivery rate

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 135-139

  Kishimoto, Miori ^a   Doi, Shoko ^a   Shimizu, Junichiro ^a   Lee, Ki Ja ^a   Iwasaki, Toshiroh ^b   Miyake, Yoh Ichi ^a   Yamada, Kazutaka ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canine; Computed tomography angiography (CTA); Contrast medium; Iodine delivery rate; Osmolarity; Saline flush

Indexed keywords

CANINE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIUM; OSMOLARITY; SALINE FLUSH;

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; IODINE;

CONTRAST MEDIA;

IODINE; IODIXANOL; IOHEXOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG FORMULATION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; THORAX;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMALS; AORTA; AREA UNDER CURVE; CONTRAST MEDIA; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOGS; IOHEXOL; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIIODOBENZOIC ACIDS;

EID: 77957590338     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.05.018     Document Type: Article

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