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Contrast Enhancement at CT

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Abstract

Contrast-enhanced CT studies are highly diagnostic and involve little physiological stress. To obtain the best results, protocols for contrast enhancement must take into consideration the patient factors, CM factors, and scan factors for contrast enhancement.

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Awai, K., Higaki, T., Tatsugami, F. (2017). Contrast Enhancement at CT. In: Nikolaou, K., Bamberg, F., Laghi, A., Rubin, G.D. (eds) Multislice CT. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2016_98

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