Background: Sorbents have been shown to adsorb iodinated radiocontrast media.
Objective: In this study we describe a simple method to compare various sorbents in terms of capacity to adsorb radiocontrast media.
Methods: Iodixanol solution was injected into columns filled with three types of sorbent at filtration velocities of increasing magnitude. Two variables of interest - contrast removal rate and matched iodine retention (MIR) - were calculated to measure the adsorption efficiency and the mass of contrast iodine adsorbed versus sorbent used, respectively.
Results: The highest contrast removal and MIR for Porapak Q, CST 401 and Amberlite XAD4 were 41, 38 and 16% (p = 0.22 and 0.0005 for comparisons between Porapak Q-CST 401 and CST 401-Amberlite XAD4) and 0.060, 0.055 and 0.024, respectively (p = 0.18 and 0.0008). Extrapolation to a clinical scenario may suggest that removal of 8 ml iodixanol could be achieved by masses of sorbents of 43, 47 and 107 g, respectively.
Conclusion: In this study we set a benchmark for comparing the radiocontrast-adsorbing efficiency of polymer sorbents during first-pass experiments, using a readily available methodology.
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