Lean Body Weight-Tailored Iodinated Contrast Injection in Obese Patient: Boer versus James Formula

• Published in: BioMed research international Vol. 2018; no. 2018; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Laghi, Andrea, Rengo, Marco, Biondi, Tommaso, Montesano, Marta, Panvini, Nicola, Zerunian, Marta, Rivosecchi, Flaminia, De Santis, Domenico, Caruso, Damiano, Bellini, Davide
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01-01-2018; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Abdomen; Aged; Aorta; Body mass; Body mass index; Body size; Body Weight; Clinical medicine; Contrast agents; Contrast media; Contrast Media - administration & dosage; CT imaging; Female; Humans; Image analysis; Image contrast; Image enhancement; Image processing; Image quality; Iodine; Kidneys; Liver; Male; Materials selection; Medical equipment and supplies industry; Medical imaging; Medical research; Medical test kit industry; Medicine, Experimental; Middle Aged; Obesity; Pancreas; Patients; Portal vein; Prospective Studies; Radiographic Image Enhancement; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Work stations; United States; United States > US
• ISSN: 2314-6133; 2314-6141
• DOI: 10.1155/2018/8521893

Purpose. To prospectively compare the performance of James and Boer formula in contrast media (CM) administration, in terms of image quality and parenchymal enhancement in obese patients undergoing CT of the abdomen. Materials and Methods. Fifty-five patients with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 35 kg/m2 were prospectively included in the study. All patients underwent 64-row CT examination and were randomly divided in two groups: 26 patients in Group A and 29 patients in Group B. The amount of injected CM was computed according to the patient’s lean body weight (LBW), estimated using either Boer formula (Group A) or James formula (Group B). Patient’s characteristics, CM volume, contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) of liver, aorta and portal vein, and liver contrast enhancement index (CEI) were compared between the two groups. For subjective image analysis readers were asked to rate the enhancement of liver, kidneys, and pancreas based on a 5-point Likert scale. Results. Liver CNR, aortic CNR, and portal vein CNR showed no significant difference between Group A and Group B (all P ≥ 0.177 ). Group A provided significantly higher CEI compared to Group B ( P = 0.007 ). Group A and Group B returned comparable overall subjective enhancement values (3.54 and vs 3.20, all P ≥ 0.199 ). Conclusions. Boer formula should be the method of choice for LBW estimation in obese patients, leading to an accurate CM amount calculation and an optimal liver contrast enhancement in CT.