V08A
X-ray An X-ray (also known in many languages as Röntgen radiation) is a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than those of ultraviolet rays and longer than those of gamma rays. Roughly, X-rays have a wavelength ran ...
contrast media, iodinated

V08AA Water-soluble, nephrotropic, high osmolar X-ray contrast media

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Diatrizoic acid Diatrizoate, also known as amidotrizoate, Gastrografin, is a radiocontrast, contrast agent used during X-ray imaging. This includes visualizing venography, veins, the urography, urinary system, spleen, and arthroscopy, joints, as well as compu ...

:V08AA02 Metrizoic acid :V08AA03 Iodamide :V08AA04

Iotalamic acid Iotalamic acid, sold under the brand name Conray, is an iodine-containing radiocontrast agent. It is available in form of its salts, sodium iotalamate and meglumine iotalamate. It can be given intravenously or intravesically (into the urinary bl ...

:V08AA05 Ioxitalamic acid :V08AA06 Ioglicic acid :V08AA07 Acetrizoic acid :V08AA08 Iocarmic acid :V08AA09 Methiodal :V08AA10 Diodone

V08AB Water-soluble, nephrotropic, low osmolar X-ray contrast media

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Metrizamide Metrizamide is a non-ionic iodine-based radiocontrast agent. It is also a density gradient medium for the centrifugation of biological particles. Historically metrizamide replaced iofendylate (trade names: Pantopaque, Myodil) as the contrast age ...

:V08AB02

Iohexol Iohexol, sold under the trade name Iodaque among others, is a contrast agent used for X-ray imaging. This includes when visualizing arteries, veins, ventricles of the brain, the urinary system, and joints, as well as during computed tomograph ...

:V08AB03 Ioxaglic acid :V08AB04

Iopamidol Iopamidol (INN), sold under the brand name Isovue among others, is a nonionic, low-osmolar iodinated contrast agent, developed by Bracco Diagnostics. It is available in various concentrations, from 200 to 370 mgI/mL. Medical uses Iopamidol is i ...

:V08AB05 Iopromide :V08AB06 Iotrolan :V08AB07

Ioversol Ioversol ( INN; trade name Optiray) is an organoiodine compound that is used as a contrast medium. It features both a high iodine content, as well as several hydrophilic groups. It is used in clinical diagnostics including arthrography, angioca ...

:V08AB08 Iopentol :V08AB09

Iodixanol Iodixanol, sold under the brand name Visipaque, is an iodine-containing non-ionic radiocontrast agent. It is available as a generic medication. Medical uses The radio contrast agent is given intravenously for computed tomography (CT) imaging ...

:V08AB10 Iomeprol :V08AB11

Iobitridol Iobitridol (trade name Xenetix) is a pharmaceutical drug used as an iodine-based radiocontrast agent in X-ray imaging. It is injected into blood vessels, joints, or body cavities such as the uterus, and filtered out by the kidneys. Its most com ...

:V08AB12

Ioxilan Ioxilan is a diagnostic contrast agent. It is injected intravenously before taking X-ray images to increase arterial contrast in the final image. It was marketed in the US under the trade name Oxilan by Guerbet, L.L.C., but was discontinued in ...

V08AC Water-soluble, hepatotropic X-ray contrast media

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Iodoxamic acid Iodoxamic acid (trade name Endobil) is an organoiodine compound used as a radiocontrast agent. It features both a high iodine content as well as several hydrophilic groups. See also * Iodinated contrast Iodinated contrast is a form of water- ...

:V08AC02

Iotroxic acid Iotroxic acid (trade name Biliscopin), used in the form of meglumine iotroxate, is a molecule used as a contrast medium during X-rays. It is specifically used during tests looking at the gallbladder and biliary tract. It is given by slow injecti ...

:V08AC03

Ioglycamic acid Ioglycamic acid (trade name Biligram) is a pharmaceutical drug that was used as an iodinated contrast medium for X-ray imaging of the gall bladder In vertebrates, the gallbladder, also known as the cholecyst, is a small hollow organ where ...

:V08AC04

Adipiodone Adipiodone (INN, or iodipamide; trade names Cholografin and Biligrafin) is a pharmaceutical drug used as a radiocontrast agent in X-ray imaging Radiography is an imaging technology, imaging technique using X-rays, gamma rays, or similar ion ...

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Iobenzamic acid Iobenzamic acid is a pharmaceutical drug used as an X-ray contrast agent. It is a water-soluble, hepatotropic contrast medium, meaning it is taken up by the liver and gallbladder. This makes it useful for imaging these organs. See also * Iodin ...

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Iopanoic acid Iopanoic acid is an iodine-containing radiocontrast medium used in cholecystography. Both iopanoic acid and ipodate sodium are potent inhibitors of thyroid hormone release from thyroid gland, as well as of peripheral conversion of thyroxine (T4) ...

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Iocetamic acid Iocetamic acid (trade name Cholebrin) is a pharmaceutical drug taken by mouth and used as an iodinated contrast medium for X-ray imaging of the gall bladder In vertebrates, the gallbladder, also known as the cholecyst, is a small hollow or ...

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Sodium iopodate Ipodate sodium (sodium iopodate) is an iodine-containing radiopaque contrast media used for X-rays. The drug is given orally and the resulting contrast allows for easy resolution of the bile duct and gall bladder. Other uses Although not FDA ...

:V08AC09 Tyropanoic acid :V08AC10 Calcium iopodate

V08AD Non-watersoluble X-ray contrast media

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Ethyl ester In chemistry, an ester is a compound derived from an acid (either organic or inorganic) in which the hydrogen atom (H) of at least one acidic hydroxyl group () of that acid is replaced by an organyl group (R). These compounds contain a distinct ...

s of iodised

fatty acid In chemistry, in particular in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with an aliphatic chain, which is either saturated and unsaturated compounds#Organic chemistry, saturated or unsaturated. Most naturally occurring fatty acids have an ...

s :V08AD02 Iopydol :V08AD03

Propyliodone Propyliodone (INN, trade name Dionosil) is a molecule used as a contrast medium in bronchography. It was developed by a team at Imperial Chemical Industries Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) was a British Chemical industry, chemical company ...

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Iofendylate Iofendylate is a molecule that was used as a radiocontrast agent, typically for performing myelography studies. It was marketed under the trade names Pantopaque (in North America) and Myodil (rest of the world). Iofendylate is a highly lipophilic ...

V08B X-ray contrast media, non-iodinated

V08BA
Barium sulfate Barium sulfate (or sulphate) is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ba SO4. It is a white crystalline solid that is odorless and insoluble in water. It occurs in nature as the mineral barite, which is the main commercial source of ...
containing X-ray contrast media

:V08BA01 Barium sulfate with suspending agents :V08BA02 Barium sulfate without suspending agents

V08C Magnetic resonance imaging contrast media

V08CA
Paramagnetic Paramagnetism is a form of magnetism whereby some materials are weakly attracted by an externally applied magnetic field, and form internal, induced magnetic fields in the direction of the applied magnetic field. In contrast with this behavior, ...
contrast media

:V08CA01

Gadopentetic acid Gadopentetic acid, sold under the brand name Magnevist, is a gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent. It is usually administered as a salt of a complex of gadolinium with DTPA (''d''iethylene''t''riamine''p''ent''a''cetate) with the chemical formu ...

:V08CA02

Gadoteric acid Gadoteric acid, sold under the brand name Dotarem among others, is a macrocycle-structured gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent (GBCA). It consists of the organic acid DOTA as a chelating agent, and gadolinium (Gd3+), and is used in form of th ...

:V08CA03

Gadodiamide Gadodiamide, sold under the brand name Omniscan, is a gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent (GBCA), used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures to assist in the visualization of blood vessels. Medical uses Gadodiamide is a contrast ...

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Gadoteridol Gadoteridol ( INN) is a gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent, used particularly in the imaging of the central nervous system The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting primarily of the brain, spinal cord and ...

:V08CA05 Mangafodipir :V08CA06 Gadoversetamide :V08CA07 Ferric ammonium citrate :V08CA08 Gadobenic acid :V08CA09

Gadobutrol Gadobutrol ( INN) (Gd-DO3A-butrol) is a gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent (GBCA). It received marketing approval in Canada and the United States. As of 2007, it was the only GBCA approved at 1.0 molar concentrations. Gadobutrol is marketed ...

:V08CA10 Gadoxetic acid :V08CA11 Gadofosveset :V08CA12 Gadopiclenol

V08CB
Superparamagnetic Superparamagnetism is a form of magnetism which appears in small ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic nanoparticles. In sufficiently small nanoparticles, magnetization can randomly flip direction under the influence of temperature. The typical time betw ...
contrast media

:V08CB01 Ferumoxsil :V08CB02 Ferristene :V08CB03

Iron oxide An iron oxide is a chemical compound composed of iron and oxygen. Several iron oxides are recognized. Often they are non-stoichiometric. Ferric oxyhydroxides are a related class of compounds, perhaps the best known of which is rust. Iron ...

nanoparticle A nanoparticle or ultrafine particle is a particle of matter 1 to 100 nanometres (nm) in diameter. The term is sometimes used for larger particles, up to 500 nm, or fibers and tubes that are less than 100 nm in only two directions. At ...

V08CX Other magnetic resonance imaging contrast media

:V08CX01 Perflubron

V08D
Ultrasound Ultrasound is sound with frequency, frequencies greater than 20 Hertz, kilohertz. This frequency is the approximate upper audible hearing range, limit of human hearing in healthy young adults. The physical principles of acoustic waves apply ...
contrast media

V08DA Ultrasound contrast media

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Perflutren Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is the application of ultrasound contrast medium to traditional medical sonography. Ultrasound contrast agents rely on the different ways in which sound waves are reflected from interfaces between substances. T ...

, human albumin

microsphere Microparticles are particles between 0.1 and 100 μm in size. Commercially available microparticles are available in a wide variety of materials, including ceramics, glass, polymers, and metals. Microparticles encountered in daily life includ ...

s :V08DA02

Microparticle Microparticles are particles between 0.1 and 100 μm in size. Commercially available microparticles are available in a wide variety of materials, including ceramics, glass, polymers, and metals. Microparticles encountered in daily life incl ...

s of

galactose Galactose (, ''wikt:galacto-, galacto-'' + ''wikt:-ose#Suffix 2, -ose'', ), sometimes abbreviated Gal, is a monosaccharide sugar that is about as sweetness, sweet as glucose, and about 65% as sweet as sucrose. It is an aldohexose and a C-4 epime ...

:V08DA03 Perflenapent :V08DA04 Perflutren, phospholipid microspheres :V08DA05

Sulfur hexafluoride Sulfur hexafluoride or sulphur hexafluoride ( British spelling) is an inorganic compound with the formula SF6. It is a colorless, odorless, non-flammable, and non-toxic gas. has an octahedral geometry, consisting of six fluorine atoms attache ...

, phospholipid microspheres :V08DA06 Perflubutane, phospholipid microspheres

References

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V08A X-ray An X-ray (also known in many languages as Röntgen radiation) is a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than those of ultraviolet rays and longer than those of gamma rays. Roughly, X-rays have a wavelength ran ... contrast media, iodinated