Bacterial contamination of automated MRI contrast injectors in clinical routine

• Main Authors: Goebel, Juliane (Author), Steinmann, Joerg (Author), Heintschel von Heinegg, Evelyn (Author), Hestermann, Tobias (Author), Nassenstein, Kai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Aim: To quantify the frequency of bacterial contamination of the injected contrast agent/saline solution by an automated contrast injection system, and to evaluate whether usage of a novel tube system can Methods: For bacterial contamination quantification two identical automated piston pump MRI con...