Contrast Corner | Gadolinium Dose Calculator
Disclaimer
The results obtained with the Gadolinium Dose Calculator are intended to serve solely as guidelines for physicians and MRI technologists and should be considered as indicative only. The use of the calculator should not in any way substitute for the evaluation of a qualified physician. radiology.wisc.edu and/or the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, its officers, employees, and agents cannot be held responsible for the reliability of any results provided by the use of the calculator. The calculator may give inaccurate results due to the insertion of inaccurate data by the user, by a technical error within the server at the moment of calculation, or other unforeseen circumstances.
The results obtained with the Gadolinium Dose Calculator are intended to serve solely as guidelines for physicians and MRI technologists and should be considered as indicative only. The use of the calculator should not in any way substitute for the evaluation of a qualified physician. radiology.wisc.edu and/or the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, its officers, employees, and agents cannot be held responsible for the reliability of any results provided by the use of the calculator. The calculator may give inaccurate results due to the insertion of inaccurate data by the user, by a technical error within the server at the moment of calculation, or other unforeseen circumstances.
| Standard Calculation for Contrast Agent Volume (ml): |
V = | D x W C |
| Select Your Contrast Agent |
Concentration | Standard Dose (mmol/kg) | Package Insert |
|---|---|---|---|
| gadobenate dimeglumine (MultiHance) | 0.5 M | 0.1 | Package Insert |
| gadoxetic acid (Eovist) | 0.25 M | 0.05* | Package Insert |
| gadoterate meglumine (Clariscan) | 0.5 M | 0.1 | Package Insert |
| gadoterate meglumine (Dotarem) | 0.5 M | 0.1 | Package Insert |
| gadoteridol (Prohance) | 0.5 M | 0.1 | Package Insert |
| gadodiamide (Omniscan) | 0.5 M | 0.1 | Package Insert |
| gadobutrol (Gadavist) | 1 M | 0.1 | Package Insert |
| gadopiclenol (Vueway) | 0.5 M | 0.05 | Package Insert |
| gadopiclenol (Elucirem) | 0.5 M | 0.05 | Package Insert |
| ferumoxytol (Feraheme) | 30 mg/ml | 3 mg/kg ** | Package Insert |
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* Indicates UW standard dose differs from package insert. Eovist dose at UW is 2x package insert, and is an off-label dose. ** The use of ferumoxytol for MRI is an off-label use of this agent. The standard dose at UW for this off-label application is 3.0 mg/kg. |
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