The volume of contrast media used for diagnostic imaging, including iodinated and gadolinium agents, has increased in recent years.

To produce sharper images of organs through magnetic resonance imaging, doctors and researchers often inject patients with so-called contrast agents. The most commonly used agents contain the metal ...

Researchers have taken a key step forward in developing a new, possibly safer contrast agent for use in MRI exams. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have taken a key step forward in ...

A review of cases using MRI with and without contrast agent found perfect or near-perfect agreement in most cases when evaluating patients with short stature for growth hormone deficiency. Gadolinium ...

Bayer and Hologic have teamed up with the goal of offering clearer breast cancer scans as a package deal—combining the former’s imaging contrast agents with the latter’s mammography hardware. The two ...

A specially coated iron oxide nanoparticle could provide an alternative to conventional gadolinium-based contrast agents used for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In rare cases, the currently used ...

LAKE ZURICH, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fresenius Kabi announced today it will introduce a portfolio of generic contrast media agents in the United States, starting immediately with the launch of ...

FDA-approved iron oxide nanocrystals (IONs) as negative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents are experiencing obstacles due to their low relaxation rate and coherent ferromagnetism. Though ...

Pune, Aug. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Contrast Media/Contrast Agent Market Analysis: “According to SNS Insider Research, The Contrast Media/Contrast Agent Market Size was valued at US$ 6.50 Billion ...

Nephropathy induced by exposure to radiocontrast agents, a possible complication of percutaneous coronary interventions, is associated with significant in-hospital and long-term morbidity and ...