Detection of Pulmonary Emboli With CT Angiography at Reduced Radiation Exposure and Contrast Material Volume
- 1 December 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Investigative Radiology
- Vol. 44 (12), 793-799
- https://doi.org/10.1097/rli.0b013e3181bfe230
Abstract
The detection rate of pulmonary emboli (PE) with computed tomography angiography (CTA) using either a standard or a low-dose protocol, combining reduced radiation exposure and iodine delivery rate, was retrospectively analyzed in a matched cohort of 120 patientsKeywords
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