Abstract:One hundred and eighty children undergoing CT examination were randomly allocated to receive meglumine diatrizoate, iohexol, or iopamidol as their i.v. contrast agent. Minor side effects were detected in 85% of children receiving meglumine diatrizoate, in 18% of those receiving iohexol, and in 36% of those receiving iopamidol. Because many of these minor side effects cause patient motion or delay scanning after contrast medium injection, they potentially degrade image quality. These findings are an indication … Show more
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