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Safe and easy power injection of contrast material through a central line

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Power-assisted injection of contrast material into an antecubital vein is commonly used in CT and has been proven superior to manual injection. Power-assisted injection through a central line bares the risk of rupturing the line because manual control over the pressure applied by the power injector is lacking. We present a simple safety device which allows manual control of the pressure by means of an interposed three-way stopcock combined with a small syringe for pressure equalization.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Charité Hospital, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Schumannstrasse 20/21, D-10 098 Berlin, Germany, DE

    P. Rogalla, N. Meiri & M. B. Hamm

  2. Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA, US

    R. F. Thoeni & H. I. Goldberg

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  1. P. Rogalla
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Received 23 May 1997; Revision received 4 July 1997; Accepted 4 July 1997

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Rogalla, P., Meiri, N., Thoeni, R. et al. Safe and easy power injection of contrast material through a central line. Eur Radiol 8, 148–149 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050357

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