Contrast volume reduction adapted to body mass index for 320-slice coronary computed tomography angiography: results from four-year clinical routine at a single center

Int J Cardiol. 2014;172(1):e140-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.106. Epub 2014 Jan 4.

Authors

Suhua Li¹, Jinlai Liu², Long Peng¹, Huilan Wu¹, Chenlin Wang¹, Qiongqiong Ni¹, Yanting Luo¹, Lin Chen¹, Jieming Zhu¹, Ruimin Dong¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Tian-he Road, Guangzhou 510630, China.
² Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Tian-he Road, Guangzhou 510630, China. Electronic address: medicine2lsh@163.com.

PMID: 24444486
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.106

No abstract available

Keywords: Computed tomography angiography; Contrast dose; Coronary artery disease; Diagnostic accuracy; Invasive coronary angiography.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Body Mass Index*
Contrast Media*
Coronary Angiography* / methods
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / methods

Substances

Contrast Media