Keywords:
Musculoskeletal system, MR, Contrast agent-intravenous, Safety, Education and training
Authors:
A. Shah1, R. Botchu2; 1Leicester/UK, 2Birmingham/UK
DOI:
10.26044/essr2019/P-0090
Methods and Materials
We wanted to gauge the current practices of British and International MSK Radiologists of the use of gadolinium for MSK extra-spinal imaging.
We anonymously surveyed the members of the British Society of Skeletal Radiologists (BSSR),
European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR) and the Musculoskeletal Society of India (MSS).
We present the results along with discussing the role of contrast enhanced MRI in MSK imaging.
- Do you use contrast in Musculoskeletal MR Imaging?
- Yes
- No
- Relative proportion of post contrast imaging in your practice?
- <25%
- 25-50%
- >50%
- Post contrast imaging in soft tissue tumours/lump?
- Yes
- No
- Post contrast imaging in Bone tumours?
- Yes
- No
- Post contrast imaging in soft tissue infection?
- Yes
- No
- Post contrast imaging in bone infection?
- Yes
- No
- Where do u work?
- District General Hospital
- University Teaching Hospital
- Tertiary Centre
- Private Hospital
- Do you check eGFR before administration of contrast?
- Yes
- No
- Maybe
- Other
- Who decides regarding administration of contrast?
- Radiologist
- MR Radiographer
- After review of non contrast scan
- Blanket policy of department
- other