Dynamic contrast-enhanced CT of the liver: comparison of contrast medium injection rates and uniphasic and biphasic injection protocols.
Heiken J, Brink J, McClennan B, Sagel S, Forman H, DiCroce J. Dynamic contrast-enhanced CT of the liver: comparison of contrast medium injection rates and uniphasic and biphasic injection protocols. Radiology 1993, 187: 327-31. PMID: 8475268, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.187.2.8475268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContrast medium injection rateOptimal scanning intervalComputed tomographyHepatic enhancementDynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomographyContrast-enhanced computed tomographyBiphasic injection protocolHepatic parenchymal enhancementPeak contrast enhancementBiphasic injectionParenchymal enhancementBiphasic protocolInjection protocolHigher initial flow ratesEnhancement curvesContrast enhancementMost thresholdsEnhancement indexIntervalPatientsPrimary determinantBolusProtocolLiver