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Revision as of 23:08, 9 November 2018

Author: Mikael Häggström [notes 1]

Intravenous

Peroral

Rectal

Projectional radiography and fluoroscopy

Choice of contrast medium
  • Barium sulfate is generally used.
  • An iodine-based contrast medium is used where there is a risk perforation, where barium may cause chemical inflammation.<[1]
However, 1-2% of oral iodine is absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract, and can potentially case a contrast medium reaction.[2] Also, it is more expensive than barium
Iodine-based

Recommended concentration:

Adults: 70 mg iodine per ml, such as 240 ml of a 370mg/ml solution in 1,000 mL of tap water.[notes 2]
Children over 5 years: 55 mg iodine per ml such as 90 ml of a 370mg/ml solution in 500 mL tap water.[notes 2]

CT scans

Rectally administered contrast is indicated in cases where a suspicion remains of penetrating trauma to the colon where an initial CT shows no reason for immediate surgery.[3]

Notes

  1. For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Radlines:Authorship for details.
  2. 2.0 2.1 370mg/ml for undiluted gastrografin: Dosages:

References

  1. Dr Vikas Shah ◉ and Dr Jeremy Jones. CT luminal contrast. Radiopaedia. Retrieved on 2018-11-07.
  2. . Oral Contrast Policies. Yale School of Medicine. Retrieved on 2018-11-07.
  3. Stephen Ledbetter and Robin Smithuis (2007-08-02). Acute Abdomen - Role of CT in Trauma. Radiopaedia.