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Table 1 Contrast and chasing bolus doses and injection rates

From: Standardized cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) protocols 2013 update

Indication

Contrast dose (mmol/kg body weight)

Injection rate

Saline chasing bolus

Injection rate

Perfusion

0.05-0.1

3-7 mL/s

30 mL

3-7 mL/s

Late gadolinium enhancement

0.1-0.2

 

20 mL

 

Angiography (carotids, renals, aorta)

0.1-0.2

2-3 mL/s

20 mL

2-3 mL/s

Time-resolved angiography

0.05

3-5 mL/s

30 mL

3-5 mL/s

Peripheral angiography

0.2

First 10 mL @ 1.5 mL/s, rest @ 0.4-0.8 mL/s

20 mL

0.4-0.8 mL/s