Method of computer tomography imaging the gastrointestinal tract

Details Method of computer tomography imaging the gastrointestinal tract Method of computer tomography imaging the gastrointestinal tract

1995-06-07

1997-03-18

Lateef, Marvin M.

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424 94, 436173, A61B 600

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ABSTRACT:
A method for enhanced CT imaging of the tissues defining the upper gastrointestinal tract and the upper abdominal organs wherein the upper gastrointestinal tract is filled with a chemically defined low density CT contrast agent solution having a prolonged gastric emptying time, thus causing the lumen of the upper gastrointestinal tract to appear less dense than the gastrointestinal tract walls and upper abdominal organ.

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