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 ...
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sonographers trained in administering ultrasound enhancing agents (UEAs) can help improve patient care while also reducing health care costs, a Harvard cardiologist said ...
Expanding the approval to pediatric patients is expected to improve the diagnostic accuracy of echocardiograms. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Optison ™ (perflutren protein-type A ...
A four-question screening checklist administered before echocardiography identified all patients with confirmed polyethylene glycol (PEG) allergy, thereby enabling the selection of non‑PEG ...