title: Utilization of temporary muscle paralysis to eliminate CT motion artifact in the critically ill patient.
abstract: The intubated, critically ill patient often cannot suspend respiration long enough to eliminate severe computed tomographic (CT) motion artifact, even with current generation CT scanners. High quality, motion-free CT images were safely and easily obtained in two such patients using pancuronium bromide (Pavulon) to achieve muscle paralysis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000187:drug effects; D010197:Pancuronium / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010197:Pancuronium