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Using a polystyrene phantom and various concentrations of iodine contrast material, the discrimination of blood vessels by the EMI scanner was studied. Although a 2 mm tube can be delineated using high concentrations of iodine, smaller tubes are not seen due to noise inherent in the system.
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Bergström, M., Riding, M. & Greitz, T. The limitations of definition of blood vessels with computer intravenous angiography. Neuroradiology 11, 35–40 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327256
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327256