Academic Radiology
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 49-57, January 2008

Optimization of Cardiac MSCT Contrast Injection Protocols:

Dependency of the Main Bolus Contrast Density on Test Bolus Parameters and Patients’ Body Weight

  • Carsten Rist

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, University Hospitals – Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: C.R.
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  • Christoph R. Becker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, University Hospitals – Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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  • Miles A. Kirchin

      Affiliations

    • Worldwide Medical Affairs, Bracco Imaging SpA, Milan, Italy
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  • Thorsten R. Johnson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, University Hospitals – Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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  • Stefanie Busch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, University Hospitals – Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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  • Kyongtae Ty Bae

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
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  • Alexander W. Leber

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals – Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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  • Maximilian F. Reiser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, University Hospitals – Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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  • Konstantin Nikolaou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, University Hospitals – Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany

Received 4 June 2007; accepted 3 August 2007.

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PII: S1076-6332(07)00465-5

doi:10.1016/j.acra.2007.08.005

Academic Radiology
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 49-57, January 2008

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