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Contrast media for fluoroscopic examinations of the GI and GU tracts: current challenges and recommendations.

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Federle, MP; Jaffe, TA; Davis, PL; Al-Hawary, MM; Levine, MS
Published in: Abdom Radiol (NY)
January 2017

One of the significant challenges facing radiologists who perform and interpret studies of the gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems have been periodic interruptions in the availability of barium and iodinated contrast media specially formulated for gastrointestinal (GI) and genitourinary (GU) studies. These interruptions are due to the US Food and Drug Administration's recent requirement for more stringent documentation of the safety and efficacy of contrast media and the consolidation among contrast manufacturers. Therefore, radiologists may be required to recommend an alternative means of evaluation, such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance, or endoscopy, or they may need to substitute a different formulation of a contrast agent not specifically developed for GI or GU use, for example the utilization of an agent designed and marketed for vascular use. This article reviews the current status of fluoroscopic contrast media, and provides suggestions and recommendations for the optimal and alternative use of contrast media formulations.

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Published In

Abdom Radiol (NY)

DOI

EISSN

2366-0058

Publication Date

January 2017

Volume

42

Issue

1

Start / End Page

90 / 100

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Male Urogenital Diseases
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Female Urogenital Diseases
  • Female
  • Contrast Media
 

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Federle, M. P., Jaffe, T. A., Davis, P. L., Al-Hawary, M. M., & Levine, M. S. (2017). Contrast media for fluoroscopic examinations of the GI and GU tracts: current challenges and recommendations. Abdom Radiol (NY), 42(1), 90–100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-016-0861-1
Federle, Michael P., Tracy A. Jaffe, Peter L. Davis, Mahmoud M. Al-Hawary, and Marc S. Levine. “Contrast media for fluoroscopic examinations of the GI and GU tracts: current challenges and recommendations.Abdom Radiol (NY) 42, no. 1 (January 2017): 90–100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-016-0861-1.
Federle MP, Jaffe TA, Davis PL, Al-Hawary MM, Levine MS. Contrast media for fluoroscopic examinations of the GI and GU tracts: current challenges and recommendations. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2017 Jan;42(1):90–100.
Federle, Michael P., et al. “Contrast media for fluoroscopic examinations of the GI and GU tracts: current challenges and recommendations.Abdom Radiol (NY), vol. 42, no. 1, Jan. 2017, pp. 90–100. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s00261-016-0861-1.
Federle MP, Jaffe TA, Davis PL, Al-Hawary MM, Levine MS. Contrast media for fluoroscopic examinations of the GI and GU tracts: current challenges and recommendations. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2017 Jan;42(1):90–100.
Journal cover image

Published In

Abdom Radiol (NY)

DOI

EISSN

2366-0058

Publication Date

January 2017

Volume

42

Issue

1

Start / End Page

90 / 100

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Male Urogenital Diseases
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Female Urogenital Diseases
  • Female
  • Contrast Media