Frequency and effects of extravasation of ionic and nonionic CT contrast media during rapid bolus injection

Radiology

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 637-640

  Federle, Michael P ^a   Chang, Paul J ^a   Confer, Scharmen ^a   Ozgun, Bertan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), contrast media; Contrast media, complications; Contrast media, effects

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIDASE; IONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOVERSOL; MEGLUMINE IOTALAMATE; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM; OPTIRAY 300; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG EXTRAVASATION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN EDEMA; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 0031932016     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.206.3.9494479     Document Type: Article

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