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Iohexol for excretory urography: a comparative study
A new iodinated nonionic contrast agent (Iohexol) was compared to an ionic contrast agent (renografin 60) in a double-blind study. Fifty-five patients with normal renal function were studied for incidence of undesirable side-effects and quality of the resultant excretory urogram. No major adverse reactions occurred. Minor side-effects due to the contrast occurred more than two times as often with Renografin than when Iohexol was used. The quality of visualization of the collecting system on urography was considered excellent in 44% of the patients receiving Iohexol as compared to a 17% frequency when Renografin was used.
A new iodinated nonionic contrast agent (Iohexol) was compared to an ionic contrast agent (renografin 60) in a double-blind study. Fifty-five patients with normal renal function were studied for incidence of undesirable side-effects and quality of the resultant excretory urogram. No major adverse reactions occurred. Minor side-effects due to the contrast occurred more than two times as often with Renografin than when Iohexol was used. The quality of visualization of the collecting system on urography was considered excellent in 44% of the patients receiving Iohexol as compared to a 17% frequency when Renografin was used.
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