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Effect of Contrast-Enhanced CT Brain on Renal Function in Potential Intraarterial Therapy Patients in the Emergency Department.

Key takeaways

In 112 emergency room stroke patients who got a CT scan with contrast dye, kidney filtering rate dropped slightly on average — but this observational study cannot prove the dye caused the drop, only that it often happened together.

Who did this work

Chan CK · Li C · Lee PCG

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD severity and reversal · 2026 Aug 24
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42638920/