Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 207-211 , February 2010

Feasibility of Low-volume Injections of Contrast Material with a Body Weight–Adapted Iodine-Dose Protocol in 320-Detector Row Coronary CT Angiography

  • Fuminari Tatsugami, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to F.T.
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  • Mitsuru Matsuki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
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  • Yuki Inada, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
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  • Shuji Kanazawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
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  • Go Nakai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
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  • Yoshihiro Takeda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine I, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
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  • Hideaki Morita, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine III, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
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  • Haruhiko Takada, RT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
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  • Kenji Ashida, RT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
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  • Shushi Yoshikawa, RT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
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  • Katsunori Fukumura, RT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
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  • Yoshifumi Narumi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan

Received 7 May 2009 ,Accepted 19 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.09.010

Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 207-211 , February 2010

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