Question. How important is oral contrast material to the accuracy of an abdominal computed tomography (CT), and how long does it really take to reach its intended target?

A CT scan is a medical procedure that images the inside of a person’s body. Read on to learn about abdominal CT scans, and what to expect during the procedure.

Oral CT contrast: Oral CT scans with contrast are generally performed to get the enhanced images of the abdomen and pelvis. Two types of contrasts are used for oral CT barium and gastrografin.

July 6, 2012 — An emergency department (ED) strategy that eliminates the routine use of oral contrast for abdominal-pelvic (AP) computed tomography (CT) for undifferentiated abdominal pain can ...

Abdominal CT scans can be performed markedly faster and with no loss of accuracy by using intravenous contrast only, rather than the more conventional IV plus oral contrast, according to two ...

Otsuka and Interpharma Praha announced the coming launch of Oraltag (iohexol) for Oral Solution indicated for use in computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis to opacify bowel loops and ...

What is CT scan (abdomen)? CT scan is an imaging modality which uses special X-ray equipment to produce multiple pictures of the inside of the body. These are then joined together by a computer to ...

Unenhanced CT was about 30% less accurate than contrast-enhanced CT for the evaluation of acute abdominal pain in the emergency department (ED), a retrospective study showed.

If your chest, abdomen, or pelvis are being scanned, you may need to change into a hospital gown. If the exam will use IV contrast, an IV line will be placed by the CT technologist once the patient is ...

Image quality comparison Transverse and 3D cinematic rendered images from thoraco-abdominal CT angiography. (A–C) Images from energy-integrating detector CT with a standard contrast media protocol. (D ...