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Principles of Contrast Medium Delivery and Scan Timing in MDCT

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MDCT:A Practical Approach

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The advent of multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) technology has brought substantial advantages over single-detector-row CT (SDCT) in terms of image quality and clinical practice. The dramatically improved spatial and temporal resolution achievable on MDCT permits previously highly technically demanding clinical applications such as CT angiography and cardiac CT to be practiced routinely.

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Bae, K.T. (2006). Principles of Contrast Medium Delivery and Scan Timing in MDCT. In: Saini, S., Rubin, G.D., Kalra, M.K. (eds) MDCT:A Practical Approach. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0413-6_2

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