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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Our profession faces one of the most significant crises in its history,” said Michael Graham, M.D., president of ...

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November 10, 2009 – Covidien said yesterday it will voluntarily contraindicate the use of its Optimark ...

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October 28, 2009 - The imaging industry, especially the new molecular technologies, will drive personalized ...

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October 19, 2009 – PLC Systems Inc. today said its RenalGuard System will be utilized as part of a live case ...

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October 8, 2009 – Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. said two oral presentations featuring gadofosveset trisodium, the ...

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October 5, 2009 – A new analysis reaffirms that Lexiscan (regadenoson) Injection, the first selective A2A ...

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Feature | Dave Fornell

Ruptured vulnerable plaque (VP) is blamed for the majority of acute myocardial infarctions and many strokes, but ...

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September 15, 2009 – Bracco is hosting a breakfast symposium at TCT 2009, “Evidence-Based Selection of Contrast ...

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July 30, 2009 – A new study comparing nephrotoxicity of the iso-osmolar contrast medium iodixanol to low-osmolar ...

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June 12, 2009 - NanoScan Imaging LLC today announced the publication of new data demonstrating the use of its ...

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June 12, 2009 - Covidien will be highlighting at the 2009 SNM Annual Conference in Toronto, June 13-17, its ...

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June 11, 2009 – PETNET Solutions, a subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. that manufactures and ...

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Feature | Richard R. Rogoski

In what some might argue is similar to the industry shake-out between Blu-ray and HD digital video disc technology ...

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May 28, 2009 - Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. has completed patient enrollment of CaRES (Contrast Echocardiography ...

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May 28, 2009 – Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. today said it completed patient enrollment of CaRES (Contrast ...

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