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Pressure waveform analysis for occlusion assessment significantly reduces contrast medium use in cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation
BackgroundPulmonary vein (PV) occlusion is crucial for adequate lesion formation during cryoballoon-guided pulmonary vein isolation (CB-PVI). PV...
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Absolute and relative GFR and contrast medium dose/GFR ratio: cornerstones when predicting the risk of acute kidney injury
AbstractGlomerular filtration rate (GFR) is considered the best overall index of kidney function in health and disease and its use is recommended to...
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Photon-counting CT for diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism: potential for contrast medium and radiation dose reduction
ObjectiveTo evaluate the image quality of an ultra-low contrast medium and radiation dose CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) protocol for the diagnosis...
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Halved contrast medium dose coronary dual-layer CT-angiography – phantom study of tube current and patient characteristics
Virtual mono-energetic images (VMI) using dual-layer computed tomography (DLCT) enable substantial contrast medium (CM) reductions. However, the...
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Oil-soluble contrast medium bathing attenuated endometrial inflammation and improved endometrial receptivity in women with recurrent implantation failure: a descriptive study
BackgroundThe oil-soluble contrast medium used in hysterosalpingography has been shown to have a fertility-enhancing effect, but the underlying...
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Reduction of contrast medium for transcatheter aortic valve replacement planning using a spectral detector CT: a prospective clinical trial
IntroductionThis study investigated the use of dual-energy spectral detector computed tomography (CT) and virtual monoenergetic imaging (VMI)...
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Influence of contrast medium on tophus detection using dual-energy CT: phantom study and clinical illustration
BackgroundTo investigate the influence of iodinated contrast medium (ICM) on detection of monosodium urate (MSU) with dual-energy computed tomography...
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High-pitch CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) with ultra-low contrast medium volume for the detection of pulmonary embolism: a comparison with standard CTPA
ObjectiveTo investigate the feasibility and image quality of high-pitch CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) with reduced iodine volume in normal weight...
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Halved contrast medium dose in lower limb dual-energy computed tomography angiography—a randomized controlled trial
ObjectivesTo compare vascular attenuation (VA) of an experimental half iodine-load dual-layer spectral detector CT (SDCT) lower limb computed...
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Image quality of spectral brain computed tomography angiography using halved dose of iodine contrast medium
Abstract PurposeReduction in iodinated contrast medium (CM) dose is highly motivated. Our aim was to evaluate if a 50% reduction of CM, while...
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Appraisal of guidelines for managing contrast medium in patients with metformin: consensuses, controversies, and gaps
ObjectivesThe current guidelines contain substantial inconsistency regarding the use of metformin concomitantly with contrast media. The objective of...
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Low tube voltage and deep-learning reconstruction for reducing radiation and contrast medium doses in thin-slice abdominal CT: a prospective clinical trial
ObjectivesTo investigate the feasibility of low-radiation dose and low iodinated contrast medium (ICM) dose protocol combining low-tube voltage and...
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Artificial intelligence–based full aortic CT angiography imaging with ultra-low-dose contrast medium: a preliminary study
ObjectivesTo further reduce the contrast medium (CM) dose of full aortic CT angiography (ACTA) imaging using the augmented cycle-consistent...
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Intravenous contrast medium extravasation: systematic review and updated ESUR Contrast Media Safety Committee Guidelines
Need for a reviewGuidelines for management and prevention of contrast media extravasation have not been updated recently. In view of emerging...
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Feasibility of utilizing ultra-low-dose contrast medium for pancreatic artery depiction using the combination of advanced virtual monoenergetic imaging and high-concentration contrast medium: an intra-patient study
ObjectivesThe least amount of contrast medium (CM) should be used under the premise of adequate diagnosis. The purpose of this study is to evaluate...
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A feasibility study of different GSI noise indexes and concentrations of contrast medium in hepatic CT angiography of overweight patients: image quality, radiation dose, and iodine intake
PurposeTo conduct a comparative study of image quality, radiation dose, and iodine intake in hepatic computed tomographic angiography (CTA) of...
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Waiting times between examinations with intravascularly administered contrast media: a review of contrast media pharmacokinetics and updated ESUR Contrast Media Safety Committee guidelines
AbstractThe pharmacokinetics of contrast media (CM) will determine how long safe waiting intervals between successive CT or MRI examinations should...
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N-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl) carbamoyl side chain: a potentially significant factor for recurrent iodinated contrast medium-related adverse drug reactions
PurposeTo determine whether switching to contrast media based on the sharing of N -(2,3-dihydroxypropyl) carbamoyl side chain reduces the recurrence...
