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Non-absorbable fat-dense oral contrast agent for abdominal computed tomography
M Zwaan1, E Gmelin, K J Borgis
1Department of Radiology, Medical University of Lübeck, F.R.G.
European Journal of Radiology
|May 1, 1992
Abstract:
Opacification of the gastrointestinal tract for CT scanning is usually achieved by oral administration of a diluted iodine solution or barium suspension. As high-density contrast agents often cause image degrading artifacts, we investigated the value of a paraffin-methylcellulose emulsion as an oral CT scanning agent. Diseases of the intestinum were clearly outlined with paraffin emulsion, and image degrading artifacts were virtually not encountered.