title: Heating contrast media in a microwave oven.
abstract: Use of a conventional microwave oven to heat contrast media is described. Heating of a single 50-ml vial of contrast media in this study took an average of approximately 9 seconds. Heating rate was not affected by concentration of contrast media being heated.
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D006361:Heating / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008872:Microwaves; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media