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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November 10, 2010 — Results from the first head-to-head taste test of oral contrast agents indicate a significantly ...

Time November 10, 2010
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The Titan 3T is a works-in-progress magnetic resonance (MR) system from Toshiba. The system has several patient-friendly ...

Time November 01, 2010
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MedRad’s Connect.PACS informatics solution instantly integrates each patient’s CT contrast-injection record with the ...

Time October 28, 2010
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P3T PA (pulmonary angiography), from Medrad, is a personalized contrast-dosing software that increases the percentage of ...

Time October 27, 2010
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Bracco offers contrast imaging agents for computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), angiography and ...

Time October 27, 2010
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October 26, 2010 - Agfa Healthcare has acquired Insight Agents GmbH in Germany, allowing the company to expand its ...

Time October 26, 2010
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October 19, 2010 — CardioGen-82 (Rubidium Rb 82 Generator) when used with positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial ...

Time October 19, 2010
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October 14, 2010 – An injectable magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) blood pool imaging agent has been released in ...

Time October 14, 2010
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September 10, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring that gadolinium-based contrast agents ...

Time September 10, 2010
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August 23, 2010 — The Intego positron emission tomography (PET) infusion system is now listed with Novation LLC, one of ...

Time August 30, 2010
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August 25, 2010 - Polymer bottle packaging for contrast media is now included in the GE Healthcare ecomagination ...

Time August 26, 2010
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August 25, 2010 - GE Healthcare announced that polymer bottle packaging is now included in the company’s ecomagination ...

Time August 26, 2010
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August 25, 2010 – Evidence suggests the use of contrast agents for echocardiography is safe and not associated with a ...

Time August 25, 2010
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August 18, 2010 - Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have for the first time developed a way to visualize ...

Time August 18, 2010
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July 16, 2010 – Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. this week announced the launch of its ultrasound contrast imaging agent ...

Time July 16, 2010
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July 12, 2010 – A new beverage has been released that masks the taste of oral iodinated contrast used in abdominal study ...

Time July 12, 2010
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July 12, 2010 – GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics today announced the market reintroduction of Optison (Perflutren ...

Time July 12, 2010
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July 12, 2010 – Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. today announced that it has acquired the balance of the worldwide rights ...

Time July 12, 2010
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July 9, 2010 – Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. announced this week that it has signed a new manufacturing and supply ...

Time July 09, 2010
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July 7, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Medrad Inc. clearance to market the Medrad Intego ...

Time July 07, 2010
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