The goal of this retrospective study from the Mayo Clinic was to compare the risk for dialysis and mortality within 30 days after exposure to intravenous iso-osmolar iodinated contrast material ...

The authors conducted a telephone survey of 253 radiologists in Canada's 13 English-speaking and 13 US university-affiliated radiology departments (81% yield in a 30% target population) to gather ...

The use of iodinated contrast material may be less damaging to the kidneys than previously recorded, according to a recent study. The use of iodinated contrast material may be less damaging to the ...

Dutch researchers are calling into question one of the cornerstone practices of cath labs and radiation suites around the globe: prophylactic hydration to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy. In a ...

Iodine-based contrast material injected intravenously to enhance CT images can be safely used in most patients, according to a study. Of the 80 million or more CT scans performed each year in the ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Contrast-enhanced CT angiography (CTA) reduced acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease, researchers reported here. In a cohort of patients with ...

COVID-19 TONIGHT. 27 OF THEM ARE RECEIVING COVID- SPECIFIC TREATMEN T. TONIGHT -- DOCTORS ARE WARNING ABOUT A CRITIC AL SHORTAGE OF I-V CONTRAST. NEW HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS, ARE FACING IT TOO. CONTRAST ...

Direct mechanisms of kidney injury from exposure to contrast agents are thought to be due to nephrotoxic effects on the tubular epithelium, leading to loss of function, apoptosis, and eventually, ...