Contrast Injection Protocols for Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Using a 64-Detector Scanner: Comparison Between Patient Weight-Adjusted- and Fixed Iodine-Dose Protocols - Concepedia

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Contrast Injection Protocols for Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Using a 64-Detector Scanner: Comparison Between Patient Weight-Adjusted- and Fixed Iodine-Dose Protocols

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2008

Year

Takeshi Nakaura, Kazuo Awai, Yumi Yauaga, Yoshiharu Nakayama, Seitaro Oda, Masahiro Hatemura, Yasuhiro Nagayoshi, Hisao Ogawa, Yasuyuki Yamashita

Investigative Radiology

Abstract

At 64-detector CTA of the heart, the patient weight-tailored dose protocol with the 15-second injection duration yielded significantly better image quality than the fixed-dose, 20-second injection duration protocol.

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