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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 | December 29, 2011
December 29, 2011 — Medrad Inc. recently released the Certegra Informatics Connect.RIS...
News | November 14, 2011
November 14, 2011 – The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) reported that the Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs...
News | November 03, 2011
November 3, 2011 – Lantheus Medical Imaging announced important changes to the U.S. product label for Definity Vial...
Technology | October 26, 2011
October 26, 2011 – Lantheus Medical Imaging announced it has been awarded three-year supplier contracts with Premier...
News | October 04, 2011
October 4, 2011 – The International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) submitted a petition this week to the U.S....
News | August 23, 2011
August 23, 2011 — PLC Systems Inc. said the final results from the REMEDIAL II investigator-sponsored clinical trial...
News | August 09, 2011
August 9, 2011 — Acist Medical Systems Inc., a Bracco Group company and provider of advanced contrast injection...
News | July 29, 2011
July 29, 2011 — Oxygen Biotherapeutics Inc. and privately held Aurum Biosciences Ltd. of Glasgow, Scotland, have...
News | June 14, 2011
June 14, 2011 – GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics announced results of a study evaluating the...
Technology | May 20, 2011
May 20, 2011 – Medrad Inc., a business of Bayer HealthCare, has announced the launch of the next generation Intego...
News | May 10, 2011
May 10, 2011 – A simple blood test may help prevent a serious complication associated with a contrast agent commonly...
Feature | April 13, 2011 | Dave Fornell
Over the past few years, the trends in automated imaging contrast media injection systems have included the...
News | March 25, 2011
March 25, 2011 – The diagnostic imaging business unit of Bayer Vital GmbH and Vital Images, have signed a...
Technology | March 15, 2011
March 15, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gadavist (gadobutrol) injection,...
Technology | February 14, 2011
February 14, 2011 – A new bedside insertion kit and power-injectable catheter has been launched. The...
News | February 10, 2011
February 10, 2011 – Pre-clinical studies have demonstrated that improved drug uptake in tumors can be...
News | January 24, 2011
January 24, 2011 – Lantheus Medical Imaging has entered into a contract with Novation for Ablavar (...
The microbubbles that make up the ultrasound contrast agent Optison.
Feature | January 24, 2011
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can "dramatically improve" physicians' ability to detect heart disease...
News | January 24, 2011
January 24, 2011 – A U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) panel voted unanimously last week to recommend the...
