Cardiovascular imaging of the pregnant patient

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 200, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 515-521

  Colletti, Patrick M ^a   Lee, Kai H ^a   Elkayam, Uri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular imaging; Contrast agents; CT; MRI; Pregnancy; Pulmonary embolism; Radiation safety

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOVERSETAMIDE; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; MACROSALB TC 99M; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TETROFOSMIN TC 99M;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACCUMULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TERATOGENICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING; ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RADIATION INJURY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876042853     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.12.9864     Document Type: Review

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