Two hundred abdominal computed tomographic (CT) scans in 200 patients, 100 performed with low osmolality contrast (ioversol 68%, 100 ml) and 100 performed with high osmolality contrast (diatrizoate meglumine 60%, 150 ml), were retrospectively evaluated for the presence of renal streak artifact. Contrast was administered by hand injection at a rate of approximately 1-2 ml/s and sequential scanning was employed. Of the scans performed with high osmolality contrast, 70% had no artifact, 28% had minimal artifact, and only 2% had marked artifact. Only 26% of the exams performed with low osmolality contrast were artifact-free, whereas 53% demonstrated minimal artifact and 21% demonstrated marked artifact. The likelihood of encountering renal streak artifact when using low osmolality contrast agents is almost seven times greater than when high osmolality contrast agents are used.
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