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Utilization of “used” vials: Cost‐effective technique for MR arthrography
Author(s) -
Kamishima Tamotsu,
Schweitzer Mark E.,
Awaya Hitomi,
Abraham David
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/1522-2586(200012)12:6<953::aid-jmri20>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - vial , medical physics , computer science , nuclear medicine , medicine , chromatography , chemistry
Because full vials of commercially available MR arthrographic contrast are expensive, we hypothesized that the small residual contrast in a “used” vial would be adequate for MR arthrography. After sterility testing and quantity analysis of the residual contrast in 28 vials, this method was successfully used in 10 patients. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2000;12:953–955. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.