Low concentration contrast medium for dual-source computed tomography coronary angiography by a combination of iterative reconstruction and low-tube-voltage technique: Feasibility study

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Zheng, Minwen ^a   Liu, Ying ^a   Wei, Mengqi ^a   Wu, Yongjie ^a   Zhao, Hongliang ^a   Li, Jian ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Contrast medium concentration; Coronary CT angiography; Image quality; Iterative reconstruction; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINE; IODIXANOL; IODIXANOL 270; IOPROMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE NOISE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INJECTION SITE COLDNESS; INJECTION SITE DISCOMFORT; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INJECTION SITE WARMTH; ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION; LOW TUBE VOLTAGE TECHNIQUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SWELLING; URTICARIA;

CONTRAST MEDIUM CONCENTRATION; CORONARY CT ANGIOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION; RADIATION DOSE;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHY, DUAL-ENERGY SCANNED PROJECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84892588047     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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