June 3, 2011 (Hamburg, Germany) — In an observational study of 91 acute stroke patients, the administration of intravenous (IV) dye for computed tomography (CT) perfusion and angiogram studies did not ...

A CT urogram is a test that uses a CT scan and a special dye or contrast medium. It allows doctors to diagnose problems such as kidney and bladder stones, certain cancers, and structural ...

The safety of contrast agents has improved over time, but they may still increase the risk of acute kidney injury in some people 4.5 The value of the POC creatinine devices is that they prevent the ...

What is a CT urogram? A CT urogram is a test using a CT scan and special dye called a contrast medium to look at the urinary system. The contrast medium helps show up the urinary system more clearly.

The use of iodinated contrast material in computed tomography (CT) did not increase patient risk for acute kidney injury (AKI), dialysis, or death, even among patients with poor renal function or ...

Transient hypotension increases the risk for post-contrast acute kidney injury following computed tomography with contrast media, according to investigators. Hypotension in patients on arrival to the ...

Withholding prehydration with sodium bicarbonate from patients with CKD stage 3 undergoing nonemergent contrast-enhanced computed tomography does not compromise renal safety, a study found. In ...

IN the evaluation of patients with impairment of renal function it is often important to delineate the anatomic status of the urinary tract. For this purpose retrograde pyelography is customarily ...

NICE's guideline on acute kidney injury recommends that the risk of AKI should be assessed before offering iodinated contrast agents to adults for emergency or non-emergency imaging, and that ...