Good Hope cuts contrast media use
Cross-sectional modality lead Eunan McGlynn, radiographers Olivia Clarksmith and Victoria Kendall and CT site lead Louise Rogers.
Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield has installed an Ulrich CT Motion contrast media injector from UK distributor Synapse Medical.
CT site lead Louise Rogers said: “Since having the Ulrich injector we have significantly reduced the amount of contrast we administer to patients, without compromising image quality. This is particularly true for CT pulmonary angiogram studies, where we are giving less than half the amount of contrast media by utilising the ‘contrast substitution function’. There has been a significant reduction in waste disposal as we no longer have to dispose of individual syringes, while the efficiency and throughput of patients has improved as time is no longer spent filling syringes between patients.”
See the full report on page 44 of the May 2017 issue of RAD Magazine.
