You are a biomedical engineer involved in a preclinical study aiming at clarifying the mechanisms of right ventricular disease. a fluid-filled balloon is placed in the right ventricle of a mini-pig to replicate severe ventricular dysfunction. the balloon is filled with 30 mg of a contrast solution that makes it visible to fluoroscopic monitoring. as soon as the balloon is deployed, you realize from the pressure reading that there is a leak in the balloon, and the contrast solution is being released into the bloodstream of the animal. you want to continue the study for as long as possible and collect data, but the veterinary surgeon in charge says that it is imperative for the animal's safety to remove the balloon before more than 10 mg of contrast solution are released into the bloodstream.