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Comparative Study
. 2022 Aug 2;328(5):476-478.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.9879.

Comparison of Strategies to Conserve Iodinated Intravascular Contrast Media for Computed Tomography During a Shortage

Matthew S Davenport  1 , Philip Chu  2 , Timothy P Szczykutowicz  3 , Rebecca Smith-Bindman  2
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Comparative Study

Comparison of Strategies to Conserve Iodinated Intravascular Contrast Media for Computed Tomography During a Shortage

Matthew S Davenport et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study models the amount of contrast that could be conserved in computed tomographic examinations in the context of the current global shortage of iodinated contrast media.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Davenport reported receiving personal fees from Wolters Kluwer for book royalties (book, and for uptodate.com) outside the submitted work; and being the vice chair of the commission on quality and safety and former chair of the committee on drugs and contrast media for the American College of Radiology and on the board of directors for the Society of Advanced Body Imaging. Dr Szczykutowicz reported being a consultant to Imalogix, AstoCT, Flowhow.ai, AiDoc, and Alara Imaging; receiving research support from Canon Medical USA and GE Healthcare; licensing technology to Flowhow.ai and Qaelum; and receiving royalties from Medical Physics Publishing. Dr Smith-Bindman reported being a co-founder of Alara Imaging, a company focused on collecting and reporting radiation dose and imaging quality information for computed tomography. No other disclosures were reported.

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