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.

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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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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December 29, 2011 — Medrad Inc. recently released the Certegra Informatics Connect.RIS vendor-neutral informatics ...

Time December 29, 2011
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November 14, 2011 – The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) reported that the Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs ...

Time November 14, 2011
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November 3, 2011 – Lantheus Medical Imaging announced important changes to the U.S. product label for Definity Vial for ...

Time November 03, 2011
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October 26, 2011 – Lantheus Medical Imaging announced it has been awarded three-year supplier contracts with Premier ...

Time October 26, 2011
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October 4, 2011 – The International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) submitted a petition this week to the U.S. Food ...

Time October 04, 2011
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Feature | Dave Fornell

Several positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agents are being developed to visualize Alzheimer’s disease in the ...

Time February 09, 2012
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