Split bolus technique in polytrauma: A prospective study on scan protocols for trauma analysis

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 873-880

  Beenen, Ludo F M ^a   Sierink, Joanne C ^a   Kolkman, Saskia ^a   Nio, C Yung ^a   Saltzherr, Teun Peter ^a   Dijkgraaf, Marcel G W ^a   Goslings, J Carel ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adult; Computed tomography; Intravenous contrast agents; Trauma

Indexed keywords

BONE; IMAGE QUALITY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; QUALITY CONTROL; SCANNING; TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; INTRAVENOUS CONTRAST; MULTIDETECTOR CT; OPTIMAL IMAGE QUALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TRAUMA; TRAUMA PATIENTS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODOBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; IOVERSOL;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRIIODOBENZOIC ACIDS; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 84939424866     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0284185114539319     Document Type: Article

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