Know your way around acute unenhanced CT during global iodinated contrast crisis: a refresher to ED radiologists

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Abstract

Due to a contrast shortage crisis resulting from the decreased supply of iodinated contrast agents, the American College of Radiology (ACR) has issued a guidance statement followed by memoranda from various hospitals to preserve and prioritize the limited supply of contrast. The vast majority of iodinated contrast is used by CT, with a minority used by vascular and intervention radiology, fluoroscopy, and other services. A direct consequence is a paradigm shift to large volume unenhanced CT scans being utilized for acute and post traumatic patients in EDs, an uncharted territory for most radiologists and trainees. This article provides radiological diagnostic guidance and a pictorial example through systematic review of common unenhanced CT findings in the acute setting.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1019-1031
Number of pages13
JournalEmergency Radiology
Volume29
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022

Keywords

  • Contrast crisis
  • Emergency department
  • Emergency radiology
  • Fat stranding
  • Unenhanced CT

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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