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Administration of Contrast Media

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Contrast Media in Practice

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It seems, from first principles, entirely reasonable that CM which are, generally speaking, injected into patients in high concentrations and large doses might be better tolerated if delivered at body temperature. Many radiologists use one of the commercially available thermostatically controlled heating cabinets to warm their CM to 37°C. In any case, toxicity and tolerance aside, warming the CM to body temperature significantly reduces its viscosity, making injection easier, particularly with small needles and catheters [1].

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  1. Department of Radiology, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK

    Peter Dawson

  2. Klinische Entwicklung Diagnostika, Schering AG, D-13324, Berlin, UK

    Wolfram Clauss

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Dawson, P., Skalpe, I.O., Taenzer, V., Scherberich, J.E., Clauss, W. (1999). Administration of Contrast Media. In: Dawson, P., Clauss, W. (eds) Contrast Media in Practice. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59957-6_7

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