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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2009; 19(03): 203-205
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.54881
Interventional Radiology

Technical note: A simple and effective CO 2 delivery system for angiography using a blood bag

Mathew P Cherian
Department of Radiology, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Pankaj Mehta
Department of Radiology, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Prashant Gupta
Department of Radiology, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
Tejas M Kalyanpur
Department of Radiology, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
SR Jayesh
Department of Radiology, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
,
R Rupa
Department of Radiology, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Abstract

Several angiographic techniques have been developed to image the arterial system, the commonest using iodinated contrast media. Useful as they may be, they are not without disadvantages. One other modality is angiography using CO 2 . Although CO 2 can be used as an alternative contrast medium, delivery systems are expensive to procure. We describe an indigenous and effective delivery system developed at our institute.

Keywords

Carbon dioxide - CO 2 - contrast - DSA


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Article published online:
02 August 2021

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