Anxiety of patients regarding informed consent to administration of intravenous iodinated contrast material
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Evaluation of dual-energy CT for differentiating intracerebral hemorrhage from iodinated contrast material staining.
PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy of dual-energy computed tomography (CT) in the differentiation of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) from iodinated contrast material in patients who received contrast material via intraarterial or intravenous delivery. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study was approved by the local institutional review board, which waived the informed consent requirement...
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