A reduced contrast volume acquisition regimen based on cardiovascular dynamics improves visualisation of head and neck vasculature with carotid MDCT angiography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Saade, Charbel ^a,b   Bourne, Roger ^b   Wilkinson, Mark ^a   Evanoff, Michael ^b,c   Brennan, Patrick ^b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c American Board of Radiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid CT angiography; Contrast media; Neuroradiology; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; MALE; NECK; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84871924120     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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