Щербинин С.Н.

Contacts: Shcherbinin Sergey Nikolaevich, 3678344@mail.ru

Introduction. Computed tomography (CT) imaging, including contrast studies, is being more commonly used for diagnostics of urinary tract conditions. Contrast agent (CA) iopromide deserves special attention for use in indirect abdominal CT-aortography. Aim. This study generalizes N.A. Lopatkin Urology Research Institute experience of using iopromide agent for indirect abdominal CT-aortography (IACA).

At present time usage of radiopaque contrast agents (RCA) is indispensable part of diagnostic search in urological and oncourological patients. During it's evolution RCA's physicochemical features and terms of production improved. RCA for urographic and angiographic investigations must answer the requirements of optimal physicochemical features and biological characteristics: low plasma proteinbinding, high filtration rate, good tolerance. Visualization quality depends on the amount of injected RCA and the number of iodine atoms in the contrast agent molecule.