title: CT densities in delayed iodine hepatic scanning.
abstract: Sixty patients underwent CT scanning of the liver prior to, immediately after, and four hours after intravenous administration of 60% meglumine diatrizoate. Twenty patients received a 50 ml bolus of contrast material (14.6 g of iodine), 20 received 100 ml (29.2 g of iodine), and 20 received 200 ml (58.4 g of iodine). In each group, delayed CT scanning safely raised the inherent density of the liver significantly (increase of 14.3% using 50 ml; 23.9% using 100 ml; and 40.7% using 200 ml). Thus, delayed scanning with doses presently used in abdominal and neurological CT examinations may be helpful in detecting hepatic lesions.
mesh_terms: D003973:Diatrizoate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D003974:Diatrizoate Meglumine; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003973:Diatrizoate; D003974:Diatrizoate Meglumine