Angiography
Research in the area of angiography reported from Kumamoto University
Published in Fitness and Wellness Business Week, August 13th, 2008
In this recently published study, investigators in Honjo, Japan conducted a study "To compare patient-weight-adjusted and fixed iodine-dose protocols at coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) using a 64-detector scanner and computer-assisted bolus tracking. Approval from our institutional review board and patient prior informed consent were obtained before entering 60 patients with suspected coronary disease in this study."
"The patients were randomly assigned to one of 2 protocols. In the fixed iodine-dose protocol, they received a fixed dose of 80 mL Iopamidol-370; the injection duration was 20 seconds. In the weight-adjusted iodine-dose protocol, the dose...
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