Comparison in myelography between iodixanol 270 and 320 mgl/ml and iotrolan 300 mgl/ml: A multicentre, randomised, parallel-group, double-blind, phase III trial

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 686-691

  Palmers, Yvan ^a   Kuhn, Fritz Peter ^b   Petersen, Dirk ^c   De Greef, Danielle ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b KLINIKUM KASSEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^d Nycomed Amersham   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Contrast media; Iodixanol; Iotrolan; Myelography

Indexed keywords

DIMERIC NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINE; IODIXANOL; IOTROLAN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; IODOBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FILM; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYALGIA; MYELOGRAPHY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NECK PAIN; NEEDLE; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URTICARIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PUNCTURE; RADIOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; IODINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL PUNCTURE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIIODOBENZOIC ACIDS;

EID: 0036514762     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300100881     Document Type: Article

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