[Computer program for contrast medium administration in computerized tomography diagnosis]

Contrast medium administration with the contrast medium injector system XD 5500 has proved to be an ideal supplement to the Somatom Plus. The specially developed programs for specific organ regions and differential diagnosis allow an optimization of the diagnosis. The contrast medium administration is thereby standardized and reproducible at any time. Contrast medium enhancement is constant and homogenous with density values of the aorta definitely over 60 Hounsfield units and in most cases over 100 HU. Operation is simple for the proficient investigator and is performed from outside the examination room. The function of a particle filter and an air bubble detector were convincing and certainly ensure the safety of the patient. As a disadvantage, it must be mentioned that the injector carries out program selected even in the event of a perivascular injection. This only occurred three times during our examinations on a total of approximately 5600 patients, without any lasting harm to the patient.