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Several different agents can be used.
Omnipaque
is used most often at our institution. It is given IV. Be sure renal function is OK (via serum creatinine
test) before administration and be cautious if there is a tendency to
congestive heart failure. Scans after contrast infusion are usually labelled
"enhanced" or "omnipaque" or "contrast." You can also recognize enhanced scans
through the base of the brain because they
show the circle of Willis which does not normally appear on unenhanced
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