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)...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

requires the injection of contrast agent, usually gadopentetate dimeglumine (Gd-DTPA) into the veins in order to enhance the contrast. pMRI provides a cerebral...

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...

DOTA is used as a complexing agent, especially for lanthanide ions. Its complexes have medical applications as contrast agents and cancer treatments. The...

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

contrast agents to gain functional information about the body, from blood saturation levels to cancer proliferation rate. Endogenous contrast agents,...

Harmonic imaging used for perfusion detection when using ultrasound contrast agents and for the detection of tissue harmonics. Common pulse schemes for...

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