title: Compact contrast material bolus with a new 5-F angiographic catheter.
abstract: The conventional pigtail catheter was compared with the 5-F Tennis Racquet catheter for abdominal aortography with digital subtraction angiography. Resulting aortograms were judged on the basis of the quality of aortic opacification and renal artery visualization. The authors concluded that the Tennis Racquet catheter produces a more compact contrast material bolus, and its use is associated with acquisition of superior abdominal aortograms.
authors.affiliation: Miami Vascular Institute, Baptist Hospital, FL 33176.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zemel
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Benenati
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Katzen
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Sallee
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction / Q000295:instrumentation; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001027:Aortography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003973:Diatrizoate; D003974:Diatrizoate Meglumine; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D004338:Drug Combinations; D003973:Diatrizoate; D003974:Diatrizoate Meglumine; C027278:urovision