Contrast timing in computed tomography: Effect of different contrast media concentrations on bolus geometry

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Mahnken, Andreas H ^a,b   Jost, Gregor ^c   Seidensticker, Peter ^c   Kuhl, Christiane ^a   Pietsch, Hubertus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Contrast enhancement; Contrast medium; CT angiography; Iodine concentration

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINE; IOMEPROL; IOPROMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DESCENDING AORTA; FEMALE; HEART RATE; LEG VEIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; AORTOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOGS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; IOHEXOL; IOPAMIDOL; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84858297681     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.12.038     Document Type: Article

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