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.

A cardiac MRI scanner at the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center. There is growing concern that gadolinium contrast may cause chronic health problems in some patients.
Feature | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | Dave Fornell

One of the biggest concerns in radiology in recent years is the safety of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) used ...

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January 19, 2018 — Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced initiation of a program to develop contrast agents with reduced ...

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News | Cardiac Diagnostics

January 9, 2018 – Competitive male triathletes face a higher risk of a potentially harmful heart condition called ...

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September 7, 2017 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it would hold a meeting of the Medical Imaging ...

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August 29, 2017 — The European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a final opinion that recommended restricting the use ...

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News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

August 15, 2017 — The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) has provided new guidance in the ...

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July 18, 2017 — Guerbet recently announced that it will phase out sales throughout the world of two products: Hexabrix ...

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July 17, 2017 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) recently revised its authoritative guide for the safe and ...

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Bayer Arterion contrast media Injector used to administer medical imaging contrast for CT scans.
Feature | Contrast Media | Dave Fornell

Here are several updates in medical imaging contrast media agents. Two of the biggest news items were related to safety ...

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June 16, 2017 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the indication for GE Healthcare’s imaging ...

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FDA says gadolinium retention in the brain is not a safety issue
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May 25, 2017 — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review of the safety ramifications of gadolinium-based contrast ...

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March 13, 2017 — The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency recently ...

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March 10, 2017 — The most prevalent method for obtaining images of clogged coronary vessels is coronary angiography. For ...

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