Coronary computed tomography angiography using ultra-lowdose contrast media: Radiation dose and image quality

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1335-1340

  Komatsu, Sei ^a   Kamata, Teruaki ^b   Imai, Atsuko ^a,c   Ohara, Tomoki ^a   Takewa, Mitsuhiko ^a   Ohe, Ryoko ^a   Miyaji, Kazuaki ^b   Yoshida, Junichi ^a   Kodama, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a Amagasaki Central Hospital   (Japan)

^b Amagasaki Central Hospital   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Coronary computed tomography angiography; Tube potential

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CREATININE; IOHEXOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SOFTWARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NOISE; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 84893649254     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 15730743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-013-0201-2     Document Type: Article

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