Diagnostic accuracy of dynamic computed tomographic angiographic of the lower leg in patients with critical limb ischemia

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 325-331

  Sommer, Wieland H ^a   Bamberg, Fabian ^a   Johnson, Thorsten R C ^a   Weidenhagen, Rolf ^a   Notohamiprodjo, Mike ^a   Schwarz, Florian ^a   Reiser, Maximilian F ^a   Nikolaou, Konstantin ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

calf vessels; dynamic contrast enhancement; low dose; timing; venous overlay

Indexed keywords

IOMEPROL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALF (BOVINE); CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL LOWER LEG ISCHEMIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DYNAMIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG ARTERY; LEG ARTERY STENOSIS; LEG ISCHEMIA; MALE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOE;

EID: 84861092440     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: 15360210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLI.0b013e3182479c77     Document Type: Article

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