Case report: the effect of contrast density on computed tomographic arterial portography.
Artifacts associated with computed tomographic arterial tomography (CTAP) are well documented. We report a patient undergoing CTAP in whom laminar flow artifact occurred using Iopamidol 370 mg ml-1 but not when using Iopamidol 300 mg ml-1 under identical conditions. The denser Iopamidol 370 mg ml-1 mixed inadequately with unopacified blood in the portal vein. This was not a problem with the less dense Iopamidol 300 mg ml-1 which is likely to be a more reliable contrast agent for CTAP.
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Department of Radiology, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK.
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D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D007479:Iopamidol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D011172:Portography / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
D007479:Iopamidol