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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July 10, 2008 - A novel blood pool magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) agent, Vasovist (gadofosveset trisodium), has ...

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June 25, 2008 - Lexiscan (regadenoson) injection, an A2A adenosine receptor agonist, for use as a pharmacologic ...

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June 25, 2008 - U.S. health regulators remain concerned about the safety of contrast agents used to enhance ...

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June 18, 2008 – Bracco Diagnostics showcased its Cardiac PET Perfusion Imaging with CardioGen-82, a Rubidium Rb 82 ...

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June 17, 2008 – Findings indicate that when used with PET technology, BMS747158 demonstrates a favorable radiation ...

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June 13, 2008 - MEDRAD signed a distribution and co-marketing partnership agreement with PETNET Solutions, a fully owned ...

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June 12, 2008 - There is a lack of universally applied standards for administering radiopharmaceutical doses to children ...

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June 10, 2008 - The use of ultrasound contrast agents during stress echocardiograms is safe, according to results ...

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Acusphere has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA for approval to market Imagify (Perflubutane ...

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June 2, 2008 - The ethics committee of the Centro Cardiologico Monzino (CCM-University of Milan), Milan, Italy, has ...

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May 14, 2008 - PLC Systems Inc. said it is demonstrating its RenalGuard System May 12-16 at EuroPCR, the annual ...

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May 13, 2008 – The FDA approved changes to the U.S. product label for DEFINITY Vial For (Perflutren Lipid Microsphere) ...

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May 7, 2008 – Lantheus Medical Imaging initiated CaRES (Contrast Echocardiography REgistry for Safety Surveillance), a ...

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April 30, 2008 - Acusphere has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA for approval to market Imagify ...

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April 25, 2008 - EPIX Pharmaceuticals Inc. met all pre-specified endpoints prospectively agreed to with the FDA in a ...

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