radiographic contrast medium

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• contrast medium — n a substance (as a solution of iodine or suspension of barium sulfate) comparatively opaque to X rays that is introduced into the body (as by injection or swallowing) to contrast an internal part (as the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, or blood …   Medical dictionary

• Contrast medium — A medical contrast medium (or contrast agent) is a substance used to enhance the contrast of structures or fluids within the body in medical imaging.[1] It is commonly used to enhance the visibility of blood vessels and the gastrointestinal tract …   Wikipedia

• 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. This may be the surface of a… …   Wikipedia

• Contrast-induced nephropathy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 N99.0 ICD 9 586 Co …   Wikipedia

• Iodinated contrast — is a form of intravenous radiocontrast (radiographic dye) containing iodine, which enhances the visibility of vascular structures and organs during radiographic procedures. Some pathologies, such as cancer, have particularly improved visibility… …   Wikipedia

• ventriculography — 1. Radiographic demonstration of the cerebral ventricles by direct injection of air or contrast medium; developed and described by Dandy in 1918. Cf.:pneumoencephalography. 2. Demonstration of the contractility of the cardiac ventricles by… …   Medical dictionary

• Sodium acetrizoate — drugbox IUPAC name = sodium 3 acetamido 2,4,6 triiodobenzoate width = 150 CAS number = 129 63 5 ATC prefix = V08 ATC suffix = AA07 PubChem = 8517 DrugBank = C = 9 | H = 5 | I = 3 | N = 1 | Na = 1 | O = 3 molecular weight = 578.844 g/mol… …   Wikipedia

• angiocardiography — X ray imaging of the heart and great vessels made visible by injection of a radiopaque solution. See coronary angiography. SYN: cardioangiography. [angio + G. kardia, heart, + grapho, to write] exercise radionuclide a …   Medical dictionary

• Hysterosalpingography — (HSG) is a radiologic procedure to investigate the shape of the uterine cavity and the shape and patency of the fallopian tubes. It entails the injection of a radio opaque material into the cervical canal and usually fluoroscopy with image… …   Wikipedia

• ioversol — N,N′ Bis(2,3 dihydroxypropyl) 5 [N [2 hydroxyethyl)glycolamido] 2,4,6 triiodoisophthalamide; a water soluble, nonionic, low osmolar, radiographic contrast medium. * * * io·ver·sol (i″o vurґsol) [USP] a nonionic contrast medium used in… …   Medical dictionary

• iopanoic acid — A water insoluble radiographic contrast medium, once used widely for oral cholecystography. SYN: iodopanoic acid. * * * io·pa·no·ic acid .ī ə pə nō ik n a white crystalline powder C11H12I3NO2 administered orally as a radiopaque medium in… …   Medical dictionary