Search Tag: contrast agents

IMAGING Management

Contrast-agent-shortage-sends-ripples-through-radiology

2022 23 May

Radiology departments react to a shortage of iodinated contrast media from GE Healthcare, caused by an unexpected COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai, China. GE Healthcare’s manufacturing plant in Shanghai produces the iodinated contrast media, Omnipaque (iohexol) and Visipaque (iodixanol), which are used to enhance computed tomography and other imaging...Read more

IMAGING Management

Experts-advocate-expanded-contrast-agent-use-in-ultrasound-imaging

2021 04 Oct

Last week at the “Advances in Contrast Ultrasound” conference in Chicago, ultrasound experts advocated expanded use for ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) to give patients broader access to low-cost, safe and reliable diagnostic imaging.   UCAs contain microscopic gas-filled bubbles injected during an ultrasound exam to enhance image resolution....Read more

IMAGING Management

Low-risk-of-adverse-events-with-cardiac-mri-contrast-agents

2020 02 Nov

Findings from a large study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging show that contrast agents that are used to improve views of the heart on an MIR carry a low risk of allergic reactions, vomiting and other acute adverse events.  Cardiac MRI is a frequently used tool for heart imaging. Most cardiac MRI exams use intravenous gadolinium-based...Read more

Executive Health Management

Putting-medical-radiation-protection-first

2019 26 Aug

Summary: How a European Society of Radiology flagship initiative is addressing quality and safety in medical imaging.    EUROSAFE IMAGING has celebrated five years of success in its mission to support and strengthen medical radiation protection across Europe. Through its Stars network, EUROSAFE IMAGING makes efforts to give radiation protection...Read more

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Ecr2019-paediatric-ceus-a-fantastic-tool

2019 06 Mar

Dr.  Paul Sidhu , professor of Imaging Sciences and Consultant Radiologist King’s College London , UK, and President Elect of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology ( EFSUMB ) presented the Luigi Oliva Honorary Lecture at ECR2019 .   Professor Sidhu opened his lecture saying “I fully appreciate that ultrasound...Read more

IMAGING Management

Future-of-ultrasound-ed-gamification-vr

2019 13 Feb

Executive Summary Prof. Paul Sidhu , President of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology ( EFSUMB ), shares with Healthmanagement.org a preview of his presentations at the forthcoming ECR 2019 .  The use of ultrasound simulation models as tools in training and education is among the important...Read more

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Wider-adoption-of-contrast-enhanced-ultrasound

2018 24 Apr

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) offers a new, safe, radiation-free modality to help problem-solve diagnostic questions in a wide range of clinical applications, adding to the radiology armamentarium, according to an article published by researchers from the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at University of California San Francisco....Read more

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Ecr2016-gadolinium-contrast-agent-safety-facts-and-myths

2016 05 Mar

Over the past 25 years, gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCA) have been recognised to have exceptional safety profiles with minimal side effects, as three researchers showed in their presentations at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR 2016) in Vienna. Dr. Richard Semelka of the Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina...Read more

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Spectral-ct-transforms-shades-of-grey

2015 27 Dec

Radiographic images, such as x-rays, mammograms and computed tomography (CT), help detect diseases like cancer in its early stages when treatment can be most effective. As these images are in black and white, detecting the difference between healthy tissue and abnormalities can be difficult.  Now, a new technology called spectral (colour) computed tomography...Read more

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Mri-contrast-agents-study-highlights-safety-issue

2015 28 Jun

A new study, published in the journal Investigative Radiology , indicates that repeated use of specific “linear”-type gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) — widely used for diagnostic MRI scans — can lead to deposits of the heavy-metal element gadolinium in the brain. The findings could have a major impact on the multimillion-dollar market for...Read more