New CT imaging oral contrast agent improves visualization of bowel anatomy, clinical trial data show

In a new pilot feasibility study, researchers from Mayo Clinic, the University of Washington School of Medicine, the ...
Becker's Hospital Review

UW, Mayo Clinic test new agent to improve CT scans

Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., the University ...
Medscape

Novel Photon-Counting CT Protocol Enables High-Quality Aortic Imaging With Minimal Contrast Media

First-generation dual-source photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT) enables high-quality aortoiliac imaging using minimal iodine contrast (total iodine dose, 9.5-9.8 g) at 40 keV, significantly ...
EurekAlert!

Study: Before a CT scan or angiogram, many people should take inexpensive drug to protect kidneys

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As more and more Americans undergo CT scans and other medical imaging scans involving intense X-rays, a new study suggests that many of them should take a pre-scan drug that could ...
News Tribune

Drug needed for crucial medical scans in short supply, being rationed in parts of WA state

Imaging technologist and patient during a CT scan at Radiology/Imaging Services at UWMC-Roosevelt in Seattle. Clare McLean UWMC Some hospitals in Washington are rationing medical scans and rethinking ...