Compact contrast material bolus with a new 5-F angiographic catheter.
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.
Zemel
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Miami Vascular Institute, Baptist Hospital, FL 33176.
Benenati
J F
JF
Becker
G J
GJ
Katzen
B T
BT
Sallee
D S
DS
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
D003287:Contrast Media; D004338:Drug Combinations; D003973:Diatrizoate; D003974:Diatrizoate Meglumine; C027278:urovision