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Rofo ; 177(6): 796-9, 2005 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15902627

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PURPOSE: To evaluate a commercially available negative oral contrast material for PET/CT. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In a prospective series of 49 patients, Mukofalk, which is a vegetarian-based substance, was used as a negative oral contrast medium in whole body PET/CT studies. Mukofalk was administered during a time period of 1.5 hours before the examination. Quality of small bowl distension and eventual pathological tracer uptake in the intestine were evaluated. RESULTS: Distension of the small bowel was excellent or good in 41 (85 %) and poor in 8 (15 %) patients. Mild tracer uptake in the small bowel was observed in 5 patients (10.2 %) and moderate uptake in another 2 patients (4 %). In none of these patients did the F-18 FDG uptake interfere with image interpretation. CONCLUSION: Mukofalk can be used as a negative oral contrast medium in PET/CT studies.


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Contrast Media , Positron-Emission Tomography , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Administration, Oral , Aged , Contrast Media/administration & dosage , Contrast Media/pharmacokinetics , Humans , Intestine, Small/metabolism , Male , Middle Aged , Positron-Emission Tomography/methods , Prospective Studies , Time Factors , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods
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