Carotid CT-angiography: Low versus standard volume contrast media and low kV protocol for 128-slice MDCT

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2144-2147

  Kayan, Mustafa ^a   Köroglu, Mert ^a   Yeşildag, Ahmet ^a   Ceylan, Ergun ^a   Aktaş, Aykut Recep ^a   Yasar, Selçuk ^a   Aynali, Giray ^a   Parlak, Cem ^b   Munduz, Mehmet ^a   Gürses, Cemil ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Antalya Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; CT angiography; Low dose; Low kV

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84864691360     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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