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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Frederic H. Fahey, DSc, incoming president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, shares his views ...

Time July 26, 2012
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July 20, 2012 — Acusphere Inc. announced that it had completed the marketing authorization application (MAA) dossier for ...

Time July 20, 2012
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July 13, 2012 — GE Healthcare and VPDiagnostics Inc. jointly announced today their co-marketing agreement for the ...

Time July 13, 2012
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July 11, 2012 — Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc., a developer, manufacturer and distributor of diagnostic imaging agents ...

Time July 11, 2012
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June 8, 2012 — Bayer HealthCare announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Radimetrics Inc. that will offer ...

Time June 11, 2012
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June 8, 2012 — Bayer Radiology and Interventional announced the introduction of the Certegra Workstation, an informatics ...

Time June 08, 2012
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Feature | Dr. Kamran Zamanian and Jamie Stillborn, iData Research Inc.

Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are devices used for intravenous access to facilitate the delivery of ...

Time June 04, 2012
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May 30, 2012 — Bayer Radiology & Interventional will showcase new device technologies at the annual meeting of the ...

Time May 30, 2012
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Feature | Dave Fornell

Two next-generation automated contrast injector systems were recently introduced in the United States. In March 2012 ...

Time May 15, 2012
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Feature | Rohan Panda, Frost & Sullivan Healthcare Research Associate

Medical devices employed for injecting radio-opaque contrast media into the body to enhance the visibility of tissues ...

Time May 15, 2012
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May 14, 2012 — Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. announced new manufacturing and supply agreements with Jubilant ...

Time May 14, 2012
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April 13, 2012 — Researchers at The Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center have successfully used ...

Time April 13, 2012
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April 4, 2012 — Medrad (Bayer) recently introduced the Mark 7 Arterion angiographic contrast injection system. The ...

Time April 04, 2012
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April 3, 2012 — Incidences of renal complications, specifically acute renal failure (ARF) and new hemodialysis (HD) ...

Time April 03, 2012
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March 12, 2012 — A new study shows that the use of gadobenate dimeglumine, the highest relaxivity gadolinium-based ...

Time March 12, 2012
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March 9, 2012 — Researchers have developed a method to label transplanted cells so they can be tracked by magnetic ...

Time March 09, 2012
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March 7, 2012 — Covidien announced the global launch of the Optivantage dual-head computed tomography (CT) contrast ...

Time March 07, 2012
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February 29, 2012 — Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. announced a strategic distribution arrangement for its Definity ...

Time February 29, 2012
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January 6, 2012 - Bracco Imaging SpA has acquired Swiss Medical Care (SMC), a Swiss company headquartered in Lausanne ...

Time January 06, 2012
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January 5, 2012 - A group of thought leaders in Alzheimer's disease (AD) says the science is solid and the time has come ...

Time February 16, 2012
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