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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January 10, 2008 – Due to the short lifespan of the popular radioactive isotope fluorine-18, researchers have developed ...

Time January 09, 2008
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January 10, 2008 - Scientists used magnetic fields and tiny iron-bearing particles to drive healthy cells to targeted ...

Time January 09, 2008
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January 9, 2008 - Avista Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm, has completed its acquisition of Bristol-Myers ...

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January 2, 2008 – Allergic-like reactions to gadolinium-containing contrast injections in adults and pediatric patients ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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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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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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