Abstract #3883

Optimisation of the Contrast Dose and Injection Rates in Whole Body Angiography at 3T

Shelley A. Waugh¹, Stephen J. Gandy¹, R Stephen Nicholas¹, Prasad Guntur Ramkumar², Baljit Jagpal², J Graeme Houston²

¹Medical Physics, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Angus, UK; ²Clinical Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Angus, UK

The aim of this study was to optimise the contrast dose and injection rate for whole body angiography (WBA) imaging at 3T. Six groups of asymptomatic volunteers underwent WBA, each receiving a different contrast injection protocol.