In some pain interventions, contrast media is used for imaging that visualizes the needle tip location for clinicians. The temporary closure of a contrast media manufacturing facility in China for a ...

Molecular imaging techniques are playing an increasingly important role in medical diagnostics and developing new treatment methods. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the fields of ...

CHICAGO — Shanghai, China has entered a sixth week of paralyzing COVID lockdowns— with no end in sight. The ripple effect is being felt across the healthcare system in the U.S. Much-needed intravenous ...

Hysterosalpingography (HSG) remains a cornerstone diagnostic and potentially therapeutic procedure in the evaluation of female infertility. The technique involves the injection of contrast media into ...

Global shortages of contrast media for CT imaging brought on by recent COVID-19 lockdowns may last through June. Last month, GE Healthcare announced it would be limiting orders of Omnipaque (iohexol) ...

WEIRTON, W.Va. — We've heard many stories of different shortages that are hitting close to home, but there's a lesser known one that's affecting the medical world. One doctor at Weirton Medical Center ...

Problem: Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reiterated its position calling for medications labeled as "single dose" or "single use" to be ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. 53% of patients with an iodinated contrast allergy and ...

Radiologists and clinicians should weigh the relative benefits and risks of using IV contrast in patients with eGFRs less than 30 mL/min/1.73 m2, according to a consensus statement. The National ...

Direct mechanisms of kidney injury from exposure to contrast agents are thought to be due to nephrotoxic effects on the tubular epithelium, leading to loss of function, apoptosis, and eventually, ...