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Table 2 Type of contrast, procedures and indications

From: Patterns of use, effectiveness and safety of gadolinium contrast agents: a European prospective cross-sectional multicentre observational study

Type of contrast used

Totala

Clariscan

Dotarem

Gadovist

n (%)

2118 (100)

1513 (71.4)

356 (16.8)

237 (11.2)

Type of indication, n (%)

 CNS

902 (42.6)

597 (39.5)

169 (47.5)

130 (54.9)

 Organ/whole body

1186 (56.0)

900 (59.5)

181 (50.8)

99 (41.8)

 Angiography indication

30 (1.4)

16 (1.1)

6 (1.7)

8 (3.4)

Type of procedure, n (%)

 MRI

1989 (93.9)

1427 (94.3)

345 (96.9)

208 (87.8)

  CNS

811 (38.3)

529 (35.0)

165 (46.3)

113 (47.7)

  Organ/whole body

1178 (55.6)

898 (59.4)

180 (50.6)

95 (40.1)

 MRAb

129 (6.1)

86 (5.7)

11 (3.1)

29 (12.2)

Organ under examination, n (%)

 Brain/meninges/spinal cord

902 (42.6)

597 (39.5)

169 (47.5)

130 (54.9)

 Breast

242 (11.4)

178 (11.8)

43 (12.1)

18 (7.6)

 Musculoskeletal system

237 (11.2)

214 (14.1)

14 (3.9)

9 (3.8)

 Head and neck

132 (6.2)

94 (6.2)

19 (5.3)

16 (6.8)

 Urinary tract including bladder

103 (4.9)

93 (6.1)

8 (2.2)

2 (0.8)

 Hepatobiliary

100 (4.7)

63 (4.2)

26 (7.3)

11 (4.6)

 Genital tract including gonads

63 (3.0)

34 (2.2)

12 (3.4)

17 (7.2)

 Gastrointestinal tract

56 (2.6)

41 (2.7)

10 (2.8)

5 (2.1)

 Pancreas

35 (1.7)

27 (1.8)

6 (1.7)

2 (0.8)

 Cardiovascular

24 (1.1)

11 (0.7)

9 (2.5)

4 (1.7)

 Renal

17 (0.8)

16 (1.1)

1 (0.3)

 

 Endocrine glands

16 (0.8)

12 (0.8)

4 (1.1)

 

 Other

191 (9.0)

133 (8.8)

35 (9.8)

23 (9.7)

  1. CNS central nervous system, MRA magnetic resonance angiography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, SD standard deviation
  2. aData for ProHance are not shown separately owing to the low number of patients (n = 12 [0.6%])
  3. bMRA type of procedures include procedures as angiography only and combined MRI/MRA procedures