Although contrast agents have an essential role in non-invasive imaging techniques, potential side effects limit their use. For example, both low- and iso-osmolar iodinated contrast media used in ...

A brief screening checklist may flag patients with suspected polyethylene glycol allergy to help guide the selection of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Contrast agents used in MRI scans to improve the clarity of imaging for diagnostic accuracy, accumulate in the brain and body of every patient, and ...

GE HealthCare has announced positive results from a Phase I study of its manganese-based macrocyclic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent. Data from the first-in-human trial – presented at ...

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 ...

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 ...