contrast agent (or contrast medium) is a substance used to increase the contrast of structures or fluids within the body in medical imaging. Contrast...

MRI contrast agents are contrast agents used to improve the visibility of internal body structures in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The most commonly...

agents are substances used to enhance the visibility of internal structures in X-ray-based imaging techniques such as computed tomography (contrast CT)...

supplements, in chelation therapy to remove toxic metals from the body, as contrast agents in MRI scanning, in manufacturing using homogeneous catalysts, in chemical...

Iodinated contrast is a form of water-soluble, intravenous radiocontrast agent containing iodine, which enhances the visibility of vascular structures...

The contrast between different tissues is determined by the rate at which excited atoms return to the equilibrium state. Exogenous contrast agents may...

inside them. Some of them are commonly used in medicine as ultrasound contrast agents, and others have been studied for use as oxygen therapeutics. The most...

capture perfusion. In Dynamic susceptibility contrast MR imaging (DSC-MRI, or simply DSC), Gadolinium contrast agent (Gd) is injected (usually intravenously)...

administration of contrast media during various medical procedures. The resulting single DVA image visualizes the path of contrast agent with relatively...

pool agents (BPAs) are a class of magnetic resonance angiography contrast agents. Blood pool agents (also known as intravascular contrast agents) are...

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is the application of ultrasound contrast medium to traditional medical sonography. Ultrasound contrast agents rely...

of contrast given intra-arterially with first-pass renal exposure Use of contrast agents with high osmolality (limited use today) Multiple contrast injections...

C1/C2 puncture is done laterally. Water-soluble non-ionic iodinated contrast agent is used nowadays and cause very little complication, unlike oil-based...

and infant care; and Pharmaceutical Diagnostics, which manufactures contrast agents and radiopharmaceuticals. The company's primary customers are hospitals...

medicine as drug delivery agents in the treatment of different diseases including cancer and virus inhibitors, as well as contrast agents for cell labeling....

form of CT to assess flow through blood vessels whilst injecting a contrast agent. Blood flow, blood transit time, and organ blood volume, can all be...

angioplasty is often done with angiography. Contrast radiography uses a radiocontrast agent, a type of contrast medium, to make the structures of interest...

common example of molecular imaging used clinically today is to inject a contrast agent (e.g., a microbubble, metal ion, or radioactive isotope) into a patient's...

shown particular promise is enzyme-activated MR contrast agents. Enzyme-activated MR contrast agents are compounds that cause a detectable change in image...

biology). Organic compounds containing iodine are also useful iodinated contrast agents in X-ray imaging. Common side effects when applied to the skin include...

(behavior analysis) Contrast agent, used to distinguish structures or fluids within a body, often shortened to just "contrast" Contrast ratio, a measure...

gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents in medical magnetic resonance imaging. The main uses of gadolinium, in addition to use as a contrast agent for MRI scans...

for producing bricks. Orally administered açaí has been tested as a contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the gastrointestinal system...

H) − 48.3 Standard doses in children: Iodinated contrast agents may cause allergic reactions, contrast-induced nephropathy, hyperthyroidism and possibly...

Double-contrast barium enemas are less invasive than a colonoscopy and have comparatively fewer issues in a viable large bowel. Contrast agent Lower gastrointestinal...

chambers. Modern angiography is performed by injecting a radio-opaque contrast agent into the blood vessel and imaging using X-ray based techniques such...

Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) provides a novel contrast mechanism in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) different from traditional susceptibility...

clinic as MRI contrast agents. Targeted contrast agents combine a dye or nanoparticle with a targeting ligand to provide MSOT contrast at specific tissues...

and abnormalities in the heart and blood vessels among other things. Contrast agents may be injected intravenously or into a joint to enhance the image...

acid, sold under the brand name Magnevist, is a gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent. It is usually administered as a salt of a complex of gadolinium with...