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. 2014 Jan 22;87(1034):20130325. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20130325

Table 3.

Examination type and iodixanol administration information (all enrolled patients)

Parameter Statistics n (%)
Examination type CECT 5158 (25.6)
CCTA 3585 (17.8)
Diagnostic CAG 4114 (20.4)
CAG + PCI 3940 (19.5)
IR 3391 (16.8)
Iodixanol concentration 270 mg I ml−1 379 (1.9)
320 mg I ml−1 19 806 (98.1)
Contrast pre-heated to body temperature Yes 8760 (43.4)
No 11 425 (56.6)
Status of artery/vein Good 18 093 (89.6)
Moderate 1898 (9.4)
Poor 174 (0.9)
Contrast volume (ml) Mean 95.9
Min–max 20–600
Contrast volume category (ml) 0–50 2838 (14.1)
51–80 6727 (33.3)
81–100 7321 (36.3)
>100 3299 (16.3)
Administration route Artery 11 049 (54.7)
Vein 9112 (45.1)
Othera 24 (0.1)
Injection mode Manual 7238 (35.9)
Automatic 12 653 (62.7)
Manual and automatic 293 (1.5)
Otherb 1 (0.0)
Flow rate (ml s−1) Mean 4.28
Min–max 1.0–25.0
Flow rate category (ml s−1) ≤2 408 (2.0)
2–3 4071 (20.2)
3–4 2908 (14.4)
4–5 3531 (17.5)
>5 1766 (8.7)

CAG, coronary angiography; CCTA, coronary CT angiography; CECT, contrast-enhanced CT; IR, interventional radiology; max, maximum; min, minimum; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.

a

Administration route: other included oral, oesophageal, biliary tract, subcutaneous, or percutaneous bilateral renal calyces administration.

b

Injection mode: other is oesophageal dosing.