IV Contrast Selection for MDCT: Current Thoughts and Practice Export

@article{citeulike:5012207, abstract = {OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review studies evaluating how contrast concentration affects MDCT of the body and to report IV contrast infusion protocols from MDCT angiography and MDCT of abdominal tumors. CONCLUSION. Higher concentrations (350 mg I/mL or greater) may improve visualization of small abdominal arteries. However, preliminary data comparing 300 mg I/mL to higher concentrations for MDCT of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma and pancreatic cancer have shown that higher concentrations may not increase tumor conspicuity. 10.2214/AJR.04.1902}, author = {Johnson, Pamela T. and Fishman, Elliot K.}, citeulike-article-id = {5012207}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2214/AJR.04.1902}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/abstract/186/2/406}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16423946}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16423946}, day = {1}, doi = {10.2214/AJR.04.1902}, journal = {Am. J. Roentgenol.}, keywords = {contrast, ct}, month = {February}, number = {2}, pages = {406--415}, posted-at = {2009-06-29 13:37:57}, priority = {2}, title = {IV Contrast Selection for MDCT: Current Thoughts and Practice}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2214/AJR.04.1902}, volume = {186}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5012207 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5012207 N2 - OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review studies evaluating how contrast concentration affects MDCT of the body and to report IV contrast infusion protocols from MDCT angiography and MDCT of abdominal tumors. CONCLUSION. Higher concentrations (350 mg I/mL or greater) may improve visualization of small abdominal arteries. However, preliminary data comparing 300 mg I/mL to higher concentrations for MDCT of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma and pancreatic cancer have shown that higher concentrations may not increase tumor conspicuity. 10.2214/AJR.04.1902 IS - 2 JF - Am. J. Roentgenol. EP - 415 TI - IV Contrast Selection for MDCT: Current Thoughts and Practice VL - 186 SP - 406 KW - contrast KW - ct AU - Johnson, Pamela AU - Fishman, Elliot PY - 2006/02/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2214/AJR.04.1902 ER -