Academic Radiology
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 694-700 , June 2006

Multidetector CT Angiography Using a Dual-Head Power Injector and Bolus Tracking for the Diagnosis of Aortic Aneurysms at Reduced Contrast Material Dosage

  • Nobuhiko Hirai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to N.H.
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  • Satoshi Imakita, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1, Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan
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  • Ryoichi Tanaka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1, Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan
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  • Masahiro Higashi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1, Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan
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  • Toshihiro Nishino, RT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1, Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan
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  • Hiroaki Naito, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1, Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan
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  • Katsuhide Ito, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Division of Medical Intelligence and Informatics, Programs for Applied Biomedicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3-, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan

Received 8 March 2005 ,Accepted 8 March 2006.

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PII: S1076-6332(06)00172-3

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2006.03.003

Academic Radiology
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 694-700 , June 2006

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