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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-11-12
pubmed:abstractText
Within the frame work of lumbar myelography, 158 patients were entered in a double-blind study in order to test a dimeric contrast medium (iotrolan) against a monomeric one (iopamidol), both of them non-ionic. A three-step scheme was applied to evaluate the X-ray pictures with respect to contrast quality. Particular attention was paid to the visibility of details, i.e. the nerve root and its course, as well as to how well it could be distinguished in the nerve root sheath. On the basis of a high level of significance (P less than 0.05), comparison of the two contrast media showed no difference in contrast quality. Sixty-nine percent of the examinations using iotrolan resulted in excellent contrast quality, whereas the corresponding very good results using iopamidol lay at 76%. Twenty-nine percent of the patients examined with iotrolan and 27% of those examined with iopamidol showed side effects. Headache occurred most frequently, followed by nausea, dizziness and neck pain. Sixty percent of the patients suffering from postmyelographic reactions reported delayed headache, which occurred most often with iotrolan rather than iopamidol. As for manifestation of other postmyelographic side effects, there were no significant differences (P less than 0.05, Fischer's test) between the two groups of contrast media.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0033-832X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
393-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
[Iotrolan versus iopamidol. A controlled double-blind study with lumbar myelography].
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Ruhr-Universität Bochum im Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, English Abstract, Randomized Controlled Trial