Validation of a new contrast material protocol adapted to body surface area for optimized low-dose CT coronary angiography with prospective ECG-triggering.

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Published in Int J Cardiovasc Imaging on February 04, 2010

Authors

Aju P Pazhenkottil1, Lars Husmann, Ronny R Buechel, Bernhard A Herzog, René Nkoulou, Irene A Burger, Andrea Vetterli, Ines Valenta, Jelena R Ghadri, Patrick von Schulthess, Philipp A Kaufmann

Author Affiliations

1: Cardiac Imaging, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland.

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