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Assessment of the Use of a Saline Chaser to Reduce the Volume of Contrast Medium in Abdominal CT

Florence Orlandini1, Stéphanie Boini2, Sandrine Iochum-Duchamps1, Toufik Batch1, Xavier Zhu1 and Alain Blum1

1 Service d'Imagerie Guilloz, University Hospital of Nancy, 29, ave. Marechal de Lattre de Tassigny, Nancy 54 035, France.
2 Service d'Epidémiologie et évaluation cliniques, Centre d'Epidémiologie Clinique, Hôpital Marin, University Hospital of Nancy, Nancy 54 035, France.


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  		Fig. 1A —Arterial acquisition for 65-year-old woman in groups 1 and 3. No significant differences were observed between enhancement of celiac trunk and hepatic artery. Group 1, injection of 1.5 mL/kg of contrast medium.

 

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  		Fig. 1B —Arterial acquisition for 65-year-old woman in groups 1 and 3. No significant differences were observed between enhancement of celiac trunk and hepatic artery. Group 3, injection of 1.5 mL/kg of contrast medium followed by 20 mL of saline flush at 3 mL/s.

 

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  		Fig. 2A —Portal acquisition for 65-year-old woman in groups 1 and 3. Group 1, injection of 1.5 mL/kg of contrast medium.

 

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  		Fig. 2B —Portal acquisition for 65-year-old woman in groups 1 and 3. Group 3, injection of 1.5 mL/kg of contrast medium followed by 20 mL of saline solution at 3 mL/s. Hepatic enhancement is similar to that in A.

 

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