Contrast Media

Contrast media, also called contrast agents, are used to enhance the blood and perfusion in tissues. This includes iodine based contrast for on computed tomography (CT), gadolinium based agents for MRI and lipid bubble contrast agents used in ultrasound.

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December 5, 2008 - At RSNA 2008 this week, ACIST Medical Systems featured its DICOM-connected IRiS (Injector Reporting ...

Time December 05, 2008
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December 4, 2008 - A first-ever 208-person study comparing the renal safety, occurrence of cardiovascular adverse events ...

Time December 04, 2008
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December 1, 2008 – At RSNA 2008, Bracco highlighted studies of its products that were the subject of multiple studies ...

Time December 01, 2008
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November 25, 2008 - MEDRAD is working on advancing the P3T software family of products for clinical applications beyond ...

Time November 25, 2008
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November 11, 2008 – In a Consensus Statement on the Clinical Applications of Ultrasound Contrast released by the ...

Time November 10, 2008
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MultiHance is the highest relaxivity gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent approved for use in the US for MRI of the CNS ...

Time November 06, 2008
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November 6, 2008 - Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. welcomes the “Consensus Statement on the Clinical Applications of ...

Time November 05, 2008
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November 3, 2008 - ACIST Medical Systems Inc. (a Bracco Group company), signed a distribution agreement for the ...

Time November 02, 2008
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Oxilan (Ioxilan Injection) is a contrast media for use in peripheral procedures because of its viscosity. Its reported ...

Time October 28, 2008
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Covidien's Optistar Elite contrast delivery system injects contrast media-related drugs into a patient’s vascular system ...

Time October 28, 2008
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Nemoto Kyorindo's GE-Nemoto Dual Shot Alpha, which features Body Weight Protocol (BWP), Linear Decay Protocol (LDP) and ...

Time October 28, 2008
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The Stellant D CT Injection System is a full-featured, dual syringe injection system that reportedly enables clinicians ...

Time October 27, 2008
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October 23, 2008 - Premier Purchasing Partners signed a new agreement for cardiac ultrasound contrast media with ...

Time October 22, 2008
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GE Healthcare said the FDA approved AdreView (Iobenguane I 123 Injection), a molecular imaging agent for the detection ...

Time October 21, 2008
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EmpowerCTA injector system offers both ACIST’s patented extravasation detection accessory (EDA) and a saline chase. This ...

Time October 05, 2008
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Case Study | Suhny Abbara, M.D., assistant professor, Harvard Medical School, director, Cardiovascular Imaging, M

This case is a routine coronary CTA with the focus on the coronary arteries. The patient was a middle-aged male with a ...

Time October 02, 2008
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Case Study | W. Dennis Foley, M.D., professor of radi

In this retrospectively gated full thoracic CT study, the examination was performed using the LightSpeed VCT 64 system ...

Time October 02, 2008
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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

Over the past year, headlines across industry and consumer media have highlighted FDA warnings on the dangers of ...

Time October 02, 2008
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EmpowerCTA injector system offers both ACIST’s patented extravasation detection accessory (EDA) and a saline chase. This ...

Time October 01, 2008
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Gastrografin (diatrizoate meglumine and diatrizoate sodium solution USP) is a palatable lemon-flavored, water-soluble ...

Time September 30, 2008
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