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Geijer, FredrikLund University,Lunds universitet,Diagnostisk radiologi, Malmö,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Radiology Diagnostics, Malmö,Lund University Research Groups
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Eighty-peak kilovoltage 16-channel multidetector computed tomography and reduced contrast-medium doses tailored to body weight to diagnose pulmonary embolism in azotaemic patients.
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2006-01-27
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC,2006
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https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/153724URI
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-005-0117-xDOI
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The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of minimising contrast-medium (CM) doses using 80-peak kilovoltage (kVp) 16-channel multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) with CM dose tailored to body weight, when diagnosing pulmonary embolism (PE) in azotaemic patients. Twenty-nine patients (68–93 years; 38–79 kg) with an estimated glomerular filtration rate of 12–49 ml/min underwent 80 kVp MDCT at a median dose of 200 mg iodine (I)/kg and 15 s injection time. Pulmonary artery (PA) enhancement where compared with our own reference material using 320 mg I/kg at 120 kVp and with reported figures in the literature at 120–140 kVp and a 42 g iodine CM dose. Median (1st and 3rd quartiles) values regarding CM dose were 12.2 (9.9–12.8) g iodine; density of left main and lower lobe segmental PA 339 (275–395) Hounsfield units (HU) and 354 (321–442) HU, respectively. Those enhancement values were similar to those obtained from the reference population at 120 kVp and those reported in the literature at 120–140 kVp. One patient had a transient increase in plasma creatinine. Three months’ follow-up revealed deep venous thrombosis among 1/18 patients with negative results from computed tomography (CT). We conclude that 80 kVp 16-channel MDCT to diagnose PE in azotaemic patients may be performed with markedly reduced CM doses, implying a lesser risk for CM-induced nephropathy.
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Nyman, Ulf
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Diagnostisk radiologi, MalmöForskargrupper vid Lunds universitet
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In:European Radiology: Springer Science and Business Media LLC16:Jan 27, s. 1165-11760938-79941432-1084
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