title: Abdominal helical CT: milk as a low-attenuation oral contrast agent.
abstract: One hundred ten consecutive patients were given either whole (4%) milk, 2% milk, water, barium suspension, or no oral contrast agent before abdominal computed tomography (CT). Results with whole milk were superior to those with all other agents for gastrointestinal distention, mural visualization, and pancreas-duodenum discrimination. In bowel loop discrimination, results with 4% milk were equal to those with barium but superior to those with all other agents. Whole (4%) milk is an effective low-attenuation oral contrast agent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Raptopoulos
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sheiman
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: McNicholas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prassopoulos
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D001466:Barium Sulfate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008892:Milk; D015588:Observer Variation; D010179:Pancreas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014283:Triiodobenzoic Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D014283:Triiodobenzoic Acids; D001466:Barium Sulfate; C054871:ioversol