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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December 27, 2007 - After a longer-than-expected maintenance shutdown, production of radioisotopes for molecular imaging ...

Time December 26, 2007
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December 26, 2007 - The loss of more than 50 percent of the North American Mo-99 supply is now having an impact on the ...

Time December 25, 2007
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December 17, 2007 - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Monday it has signed an agreement to sell its medical imaging unit to ...

Time December 16, 2007
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December 13, 2007 – A Canadian nuclear reactor that makes and distributes globally more than two-thirds of the world’s ...

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December 5, 2007 - Bristol-Myers Squibb will divest its medical imaging division as part of an initiative to maximize ...

Time December 04, 2007
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December 1, 2007 – Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals previewed at RSNA 2007 VistaTrak, a password protected contrast ...

Time November 29, 2007
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Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals responded to concerns by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare ...

Time November 29, 2007
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November 21, 2007 - Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. has signed a three-year contract by MedAssets Supply Chain ...

Time November 20, 2007
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November 19, 2007 – Covidien Imaging Solutions, a subsidiary of Covidien Ltd., signed a multi-year deal to supply X-ray ...

Time November 18, 2007
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November 9, 2007 - Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals announced that the company has been awarded a three-year contract ...

Time November 08, 2007
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November 5, 2007 - Pinyons Medical Technology announced it received FDA clearance to market the PowrSyringe Injector, a ...

Time November 04, 2007
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October 30, 2007 - Bracco Diagnostics, the subsidiary of contrast media developer Bracco Imaging, will acquire E-Z-EM at ...

Time October 30, 2007
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October 24, 2007 — Study results presented this week at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutic (TCT) annual ...

Time October 23, 2007
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E-Z-EM’s IRiS 2.0, the latest version of its Injector Reporting information System (IRiS) software package, helps turn E ...

Time October 22, 2007
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This convenient, point-of-care (POC), handheld device analyzes a finger prick sample of blood for creatinine levels—an ...

Time October 22, 2007
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Guerbet’s X-ray contrast agent, Oxilan (ioxilan), is a nonionic low-viscous and low-osmolar monomer. Significant ...

Time October 17, 2007
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EmpowerCTA injector offers both E-Z-EM’s patented extravasation detection accessory (EDA) and a saline chase. Modular CT ...

Time October 17, 2007
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The MEDRAD Stellant CT Injection System provides saline flush capabilities and protocol options. The DualFlow upgrade ...

Time October 17, 2007
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GE Healthcare’s’ VISIPAQUE has an osmolality equal to that of blood, and is also the only contrast medium formulated ...

Time October 17, 2007
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October 11, 2007 — NewSouth Innovations Pty Ltd, the technology transfer arm of University of New South Wales (UNSW) ...

Time October 10, 2007
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