NEW ORLEANS ― For patients with suspected coronary artery disease, the intravenous administration of a contrast agent during angiography is safer and faster than intra-arterial administration, a ...

The most prevalent method for obtaining images of clogged coronary vessels is coronary angiography. For some patients, however, the contrast agents used in this process can cause health problems. A ...

Use of sodium bicarbonate for hydration during coronary angiography for patients with kidney disease did not reduce the risk of developing serious kidney problems related to the use of contrast agents ...

Iodinated contrast agents used for angiography can cause contrast nephropathy, particularly in patients with pre-existing kidney disease. Case reports indicate that gadolinium contrast agents could be ...

An angiogram is a medical procedure of detecting blockage in the arterial system using a special contrast material and x-ray imaging system. An angiogram, also called coronary angiography, is a part ...

WHIPPANY, N.J., Bayer announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gadavist ® (gadobutrol) injection for use with magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) to evaluate ...

Vascular leakage signal before and after injection of Intralipid tracer (scale bars: 100 µm). The false colour map is generated by overlaying the traditional angiogram signal (red) with the ExCEL1 ...