title: [Gastromiro vs gastrografin vs prontobario CAT for computerized tomography. Multicenter study].
abstract: The opacification of intestinal loops is mandatory, during CT examination of the abdomen, to prevent the gut from being mistaken for a pathological process or vice versa. The authors compared Gastrografin and Prontobarium-CT with a new, orally administrable, non-ionic contrast medium (Gastromiro) to investigate whether the non-ionic molecule presents any advantages over the other contrast media usually employed with CT. Five hundred ml of water solution/suspension at 11.1% (Gastromiro or Gastrografin) and 1.7% (Prontobarium-CT) were administered 20 minutes before examination to 818 consecutive patients. Different parameters were considered--i.e., patient tolerance as far as "taste and vomiting" were concerned, gut opacification, and any reaction which might have occurred to the patients within 24 hours after examination. The results, statistically analyzed, are the following: no significant difference in the quality of opacification of stomach, duodenum, and large bowel; significant difference in the quality of opacification of small bowel, where Gastromiro proved to have the highest contrast resolution; Gatromiro stimulated diarrhea significantly less than Gastrografin and Prontobarium-CT.
authors.affiliation: Tecnomedica Ricerche, Genova.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Rollandi
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Curone
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pastorino
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fanti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martinoli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bonati
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montesi
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Fabrizzi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pesaresi
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate / Q000009:adverse effects; D003974:Diatrizoate Meglumine / Q000009:adverse effects; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007479:Iopamidol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007558:Italy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003974:Diatrizoate Meglumine; D007479:Iopamidol
vernacular_title: Gastromiro vs gastrografin vs Prontobario TAC per Tomografia Computerizzata. Studio multicentrico.