Use the lowest dose necessary to obtain adequate visualization.
Cerebral angiography Optiray 300 mgI/mL or 320 mgI/mL may be used.
Adult Usual dose: Common carotid arteriography:
5-10 mL. Vertebral arteriography:
4-8 mL. Aortic arch inj:
15-25 mL of Optiray 320 mgI/mL. Inj should be made at rates approx equal to flow rate of vessel being inj. Max total procedural dose: 200 mL.
Intra-arterial digital subtraction arteriography Optiray 300 mgI/mL is suitable.
Childn ≥1 yr 1-3 mL/kg of Optiray 300 mgI/mL depending on the area to be examined.
Peripheral arteriography Arteriograms of the lower extremities:
Optiray 300 mgI/mL, 320 mgI/mL, or 350 mgI/mL.
Adult Aorto-iliac run-off studies:
20-50 mL. Iliac & femoral arteries: 10-30 mL. Dose may be repeated. Max total procedural dose: 250 mL.
Selective coronary arteriography w/ or w/o left ventriculography Optiray 320 mgI/mL or 350 mgI/mL is recommended.
Adult Left coronary arteriography:
2-10 mL. Right coronary arteriography:
2-6 mL. Left ventriculography:
30-40 mL. Dose may be repeated. Max total procedural dose: 250 mL.
Childn ≥1 yr 1.25 mL/kg as usual single inj dose w/ a range of 1-1.5 mL/kg. Total dose: 5 mL/kg up to a total vol of 250 mL.
Aortography & visceral arteriography Optiray 300 mgI/mL, 320 mgI/mL, or 350 mgI/mL is recommended.
Adult Usual individual inj vol: Abdominal aorta:
20-50 mL. Superior mesenteric artery: 20-40 mL. Renal artery: 4-10 mL. Total procedure dose: 250 mL.
CT of the head neoplastic conditions & non-neoplastic conditions Optiray 300 mgI/mL, 320 mgI/mL, or 350 mgI/mL may be used.
Adult 50-100 mL. Max dose: 150 mL of Optiray 320 mgI/mL or 350 mgI/mL.
Childn ≥1 yr 1-3 mL/kg of Optiray 320 mgI/mL.
Body CT Optiray 300 mgI/mL, 320 mgI/mL, or 350 mgI/mL.
Adult 30-100 mL as bolus inj, rapid infusion or combination of both. Prolonged enhancement: 25-50 mL as rapid bolus & the remainder as infusion. Total dose: 150 mL.
Childn ≥1 yr 1-3 mL/kg of Optiray 320 mgI/mL w/ a usual dose of 2 mL/kg.
Venography Optiray 300 mgI/mL or 350 mgI/mL.
Adult 20-100 mL for the lower extremity. Max dose: 250 mL.
Excretory urography Optiray 300 mgI/mL, 320 mgI/mL, or 350 mgI/mL may be used.
Adult 50 mL. High dose urography may be preferred using Optiray 320 mgI/mL at a dose of 1.5-2 mL/kg IV usually within 1-3 min. Max dose: 150 mL of Optiray 300 mgI/mL or 320 mgI/mL & 140 mL of Optiray 350 mgI/mL.
Childn ≥1 yr 0.5-3 mL/kg of Optiray 300 mgI/mL & 320 mgI/mL has produced diagnostic opacification of the urinary tract. Usual dose: 1 mL/kg. Max total dose: 3 mL/kg.