Article: New angiography study results reported from University of Florida, Medical Department.

"In the 1970s, Hawkins pioneered the intra-arterial use of carbon dioxide gas for high-risk patients who were allergic to iodinated contrast material and for those with renal failure. With the advent of digital subtraction angiography in 1980, reliable imaging of ''low-density'' CO2 contrast agent became available," scientists in the United States report (see also Angiography).

"Subsequently, with the addition of high-resolution of digital subtraction angiography, stacking software (adding multiple images), tilting tables and a reliable, user-friendly delivery system, CO2 imaging has become nearly comparable to and, in some cases, superior to that of iodinated ...

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