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Contrast Media Shortage of 2022 – Lessons Learned

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9,13 3) Switch to a NCCT scan CECT has been long considered to outperform NCCT in acute trauma and acute abdominal emergencies and has thus been referred by ED physicians to rule out life-threatening emergencies. Direct methods used to reduce contrast media usage in CT imaging. 9 2) Use of alternative contrast agents Table 3.