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Decreased renal function and several other conditions increase the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy, which is a potentially lethal renal injury to the kidney following intravenous radiocontrast.<ref name="RudnickFeldman2008">{{cite journal|last1=Rudnick|first1=M.|last2=Feldman|first2=H.|title=Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: What Are the True Clinical Consequences?|journal=Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology|volume=3|issue=1|year=2008|pages=263–272|issn=1555-9041|doi=10.2215/CJN.03690907}}</ref>
[[File:Contrast CT in low GFR.png|thumb|250px|In case of low GFR, the procedure depends on whether the dose that can be given is larger or less than the needed dose.]]
The main alternatives in people with a risk of contrast-induced nephropathy are:
*'''Adjustment''' of the radiocontrast dose
