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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Contrast agents used in X-ray and other methods of imaging could increase the risk of developing dementia by 2.09 times, researchers said yesterday. Contrast agents are widely used in clinical testing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...