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.
Technology | June 20, 2014
FDA Approves Gadavist (Gadobutrol) Injection as First Contrast Agent for Breast MRI in United States
June 20, 2014 — Bayer HealthCare announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new indication for...
Technology | April 18, 2014
FDA Approves Lipiodol (Ethiodized Oil) to Image Tumors in Adults With Known Hepatocellular Carcinoma
April 18, 2014 — Guerbet announced that Lipiodol was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), indicated...
Feature | April 04, 2014
Head-to-Head Study Reports Patient Comfort With Iodixanol, Iopamidol During Peripheral Arteriography
April 4, 2014 — GE Healthcare announced results from a new clinical study, which showed that patients receiving...
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Blog | Contrast Media | October 20, 2020
Transitioning to a new device vendor can provide improvements to outdated technology and workflow. It also requires a...
News | March 26, 2014
March 26, 2014 – Manhattan Scientifics announced a collaboration with Azano Biotech that will make NanoMRX Precision...
Feature | March 11, 2014
March 11, 2014 — Guerbet announced a worldwide launch of FlowSens, a contrast agent injection solution used in X-ray...
Feature | March 05, 2014
March 5, 2014 — Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute and Department of Neurosurgery...
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Blog | Contrast Media Injectors | August 20, 2020
In a busy hospital imaging department, maintaining high device uptime levels is critical. If an injector malfunctions...
News | February 20, 2014
February 20, 2014 — Guerbet, a contrast agent specialist for medical imaging, received U.S. Food and Drug...
Feature | January 31, 2014
January 31, 2014 — Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have achieved higher resolution...
Feature | December 18, 2013
December 18, 2013 — For the first time, researchers have confirmed an association between a common magnetic resonance...
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Blog | Contrast Media | October 15, 2019
When it comes to listing needs, patient safety ranks at the top. Just ask an imaging administrator.
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Feature | November 26, 2013
November 26, 2013 — Researchers say they have achieved enough coherence of the magnetic moment inherent in the defects...
News | November 22, 2013
November 22, 2013 – GE Healthcare announced today that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug...
News | November 15, 2013
November 15, 2013 — Guerbet announced that Novation, a health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting...
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Feature | Contrast Media | September 05, 2019
The global rise in chronic disease has significantly increased demand for diagnostic imaging procedures, and in turn,...
Feature | November 13, 2013
November 13, 2013 – No law prevents doctors from freely prescribing U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved...
Technology | October 22, 2013
October 22, 2013 — Bracco Diagnostics Inc. announced the availability of syringe packs with spikes, to be used when...
News | October 21, 2013
October 21, 2013 – Guerbet announced that it has been granted Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug...
News | October 03, 2013
October 3, 2013 — The Arthritis Foundation awarded $1 million to the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City,...
News | September 05, 2013
September 5, 2013 — Scientists at Rice University have trapped bismuth in a nanotube cage to tag stem cells for X-ray...
News | July 30, 2013
July 30, 2013 — Guerbet has announced that Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati Children's) last...
Videos | Neuro Imaging | June 24, 2013
Peter Herscovitch, M.D., SNMMI president-elect, explains the advances in molecular imaging for Alzheimer's disease and...
Technology | May 16, 2013
May 16, 2013 — Positron Corp. announced the release of the PosiRx 3000-Series, its latest pharmacy automation systems....