One of the biggest concerns in radiology in recent years is the safety of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) used ...
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.
January 19, 2018 — Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced initiation of a program to develop contrast agents with reduced ...
January 9, 2018 – Competitive male triathletes face a higher risk of a potentially harmful heart condition called ...
Adjustable parameters on the ACIST® CVI® Contrast Delivery System include, flow rate, volume, pressure limit, rise time ...
September 7, 2017 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it would hold a meeting of the Medical Imaging ...
August 29, 2017 — The European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a final opinion that recommended restricting the use ...
August 15, 2017 — The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) has provided new guidance in the ...
During cardiology fellowship, my institution had a hand manifold system. I found it difficult to use at times, and it ...
July 18, 2017 — Guerbet recently announced that it will phase out sales throughout the world of two products: Hexabrix ...
As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, pass-through payment status for LUMASON® (sulfur hexafluoride ...
July 17, 2017 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) recently revised its authoritative guide for the safe and ...
Here are several updates in medical imaging contrast media agents. Two of the biggest news items were related to safety ...
June 16, 2017 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the indication for GE Healthcare’s imaging ...
May 25, 2017 — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review of the safety ramifications of gadolinium-based contrast ...
March 13, 2017 — The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency recently ...
March 10, 2017 — The most prevalent method for obtaining images of clogged coronary vessels is coronary angiography. For ...