Dosing Iodinated Contrast Media According to Lean vs. Total Body Weight

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-11-09
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of dosing iodinated contrast media according to a patient's total body weight vs. lean body weight. Participants will be randomized into 2 groups based on contrast dosing technique, and solid organ enhancement at uniphasic abdominal CT will be measured.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Nova Scotia Health Authority

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• outpatients only

• patients scanned on modern Siemens scanners at our institution

Exclusion Criteria:

• self-reported history of chronic kidney, heart or liver disease

• allergy to iodinated contrast

• acute illness

• outside maximum threshold limit for weight-based contrast dosing

• pregnancy

• image degradation