Nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) are more likely to use contrast media for ordered computed tomography (CT) examinations, according to a study published online Dec. 12 in the Journal of the American ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. (January 26, 2023) – Photon-counting detector CT reduces the amount of contrast needed for CT angiography (CTA) while maintaining image quality, according to a new study published in ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Hospitals around the country are facing a shortage of a certain kind of dye used to assist in reading computed tomography, commonly referred to as a CAT or CT scan. The dye, ...

In April 2022, a shutdown of Shanghai due to China’s “zero COVID” policy caused a global shortage of iodinated contrast media produced by GE Healthcare. Many health systems, roughly half the market ...

“Contrast is essential in any situation where we need to assess the blood vessels — for example, for some trauma patients or those with a suspected acute gastrointestinal bleed — and it is also needed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The study included 702,917 CT scans performed for 298,328 patients. There were 2.7 cases of life-threatening ...

HAVE TO RATION THIS SOLUTION, SOME ALREADY POSTPONING ALL BUT EMERGENCY SITUATIONS TTHA REQUIRE CT SCANS. JENNIFER C: A COVID SHORTAGE OF WHAT’S KNOWN AS "IODINIZED CONTRAST MEDIA" IS TIED TO THE ...

People with a history of allergic-like reactions to iodinated contrast media, which is used in a variety of X-ray-based procedures, such as CT and angiography, are susceptible to similar reactions ...

The administration of iodinated contrast media (ICM) between January 2014 and November 2024 in the US resulted in anaphylaxis at a rate of 20.3 cases per 100,000 scans, 13% of which were ...