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1Department of Radiology, Riley Children's Hospital, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA. mecohen@iupui.edu
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
|September 2, 2009
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No imaging contrast agent is completely safe. There are opportunities for improving the safe use of contrast agents through a better understanding of potential errors that can occur as a result of confusing labeling on contrast agent containers. Many of these opportunities are presented and discussed.
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