Contrast Medium Use in Computed Tomography for Patients Presenting with Headache: 4-year Retrospective Two-Center Study in Central and Western Regions of Ghana.
Bashiru Babatunde JimahBenjamin Dabo SarkodieAsare Kwaku OffeiEwurama Andam IdunDorothea Akosua AnimEdmund Kwakye BrakohiapaBenard Ohene BotwePublished in: Radiology research and practice (2022)
CECT examination accounted for 5.6% increase in the detection of head abnormalities. Efforts required to establish local standard operation procedures (SOPs) for contrast medium use especially in CT head examinations. Further studies to improve the knowledge of agents, mechanism of action, and safety of contrast media used among practitioners in Ghana is recommended.