Experiences of using a single post-contrast CT scan of the chest after biphasic contrast injection
Computed tomographic chest investigations can be enhanced; in many cases, the arterial phase of a post-contrast arterial and delay (60 seconds) study can be omitted when planning the contrast injection and scanning technique carefully. A biphasic contrast injection was used before starting a single...
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Veröffentlicht in: | SA journal of radiology 2012-06, Vol.16 (2), p.56-60 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Computed tomographic chest investigations can be enhanced; in many cases, the arterial phase of a post-contrast arterial and delay (60 seconds) study can be omitted when planning the contrast injection and scanning technique carefully. A biphasic contrast injection was used before starting a single 60-second post-contrast scan. |
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ISSN: | 1027-202X 2078-6778 |
DOI: | 10.4102/sajr.v16i2.307 |