Everyone in the radiologic community is aware of the dilemma caused by the introduction of
low-osmolality contrast media, a term that includes both the nonionic and the dimeric ionic …

Currently, most United States radiologists use low-osmolality contrast media only in certain
high-risk situations or when comfort of the patient is a special factor, even though these …

In the past year, the cost ratio of LOCM to high-osmolality contrast media (HOCM) has been
substantially reduced from a range of 20: 1 to i5: l to an all-time low of 6: 1 to 4: 1 (similar to …

low-osmolality contrast media having been approved 6 years ago by the US Food and Drug
Administration for use in contrast-enhanced radiologic examinations, considerable …

Both high-and low-osmolality contrast media are available for most radiographic procedures
requiring iodinated contrast material. Newer low-osmolality contrast media cost much more …

THE articles by Barrett et al. 1 and Steinberg et al. 2 in this issue of the Journal address the
important problem of deciding how to choose between low-osmolality and high-osmolality …

After more than 30 years of experience in the United States with high-osmolality, ionic,
radiopaque contrast media (HOCM), low-osmolality contrast media (LOCM), both ionic and …

Rationale and Objectives. We estimated our potential institutional savings by switching from
universal to selective use of low-osmolality contrast media. Methods. A total of 42,598 …

Over the past 3 years, three radiographic contrast media that are lower in osmolality than
traditional contrast media have become available in the United States. These lower …

Currently, there are two major categories of iodinated contrast agents—high and low
osmolar. With high-osmolar (“ionic”) contrast there is a small, but well-recognized, risk of …