The Effect of Left-Sided Versus Right-Sided Contrast Infusion on Attenuation of the Main Pulmonary Artery When Performing Computed Tomography Angiograms of the Chest
Grimm LJ, Cornfeld D, Mojibian HR. The Effect of Left-Sided Versus Right-Sided Contrast Infusion on Attenuation of the Main Pulmonary Artery When Performing Computed Tomography Angiograms of the Chest. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 2010, 34: 52-57. PMID: 20118722, DOI: 10.1097/rct.0b013e3181ad2cfe.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMain pulmonary arteryPulmonary arteryPulmonary emboliCT angiogramConsecutive CT angiogramsPulmonary artery attenuationPatient characteristicsTomography angiogramContrast infusionExclusion criteriaArteryAngiogramsStatistical differenceMean attenuationInjection sideEmboliMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisInfusionChestArmStudy detailsPatientsConfoundersNumber of scans