THORACIC SPIRAL CT - DELIVERY OF CONTRAST MATERIAL PUSHED WITH INJECTABLE SALINE SOLUTION IN A POWER INJECTOR

Authors
HOPPER KD MOSHER TJ KASALES CJ TENHAVE TR TULLY DA WEAVER JS
Citation
Kd. Hopper et al., THORACIC SPIRAL CT - DELIVERY OF CONTRAST MATERIAL PUSHED WITH INJECTABLE SALINE SOLUTION IN A POWER INJECTOR, Radiology, 205(1), 1997, pp. 269-271
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00338419
Volume
205
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
269 - 271
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-8419(1997)205:1<269:TSC-DO>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A method of power injection of contrast material pushed with injectabl e saline solution during thoracic computed tomography (CT) was evaluat ed in 75 patients to help decrease the amount of contrast material nec essary. Patients received 50-125 ml of 60% nonionic contrast material alone or pushed with 50 ml of saline. A volume of 75 ml of contrast ma terial pushed with saline provided enhancement of the thoracic vascula ture equal to that provided by a 125-mL volume of contrast material ad ministered alone (P <.001) and caused significantly less beam-hardenin g artifact (P < .01).