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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October 22, 2013 — Bracco Diagnostics Inc. announced the availability of syringe packs with spikes, to be used when ...
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September 5, 2013 — Scientists at Rice University have trapped bismuth in a nanotube cage to tag stem cells for X-ray ...

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May 16, 2013 — Positron Corp. announced the release of the PosiRx 3000-Series, its latest pharmacy automation systems ...

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May 13, 2013 — A new method of dynamic, personalized intravenous hydration significantly reduces the percentage of ...

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March 21, 2013 -- Guerbet announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Dotarem (gadoterate ...

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March 14, 2013 — Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted ...

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March 12, 2013 — Many physicians have long believed that the use of intravenous contrast agents for computed tomography ...

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March 5, 2013 - Bayer Healthcare is expanding its global distribution network for the Medrad Intego positron emission ...

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February 20, 2013 — Guerbet announced that the Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory Committee to U.S. Food and Drug ...

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February 7, 2013 — Performing heart surgery on the same day as angiography is now confirmed as a risk factor for acute ...

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January 18, 2013 — GE Healthcare announced that it has filed a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) that will allow ...

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December 4, 2012 — Bracco Diagnostics Inc. is voluntarily initiating a Class I recall of nine lots of Isovue (iopamidol ...

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November 8, 2012 — A hydration regimen tailored to the patient’s fluid status was effective in reducing damage to ...

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October 9, 2012 — Physicians announced that tiny microbubbles are being used to more effectively deliver a blood clot ...

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