Contrast Agents (Gadolinium)

Contrast agents in medicine are chemical materials used to improve tissue and fluid contrast in the body during medical imaging. It is mainly used in improving the visibility of blood vessels and the gastrointestinal tract. Some types of contrast materials are used in a medical imaging examination and can be classified according to the imaging technique used. The first contract agent (Gadolinium) dates back to 1988 which is called gadopentetate dimeglumine (Magnevist) and was allocated for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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Title: ScienceOpen Posters

Publisher: ScienceOpen

Publication date (Electronic preprint): 28 February 2021

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[1 ] Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Sami S. Al-Showiman https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6568-013X

Article

DOI: 10.14293/S2199-1006.1.SOR-.PP3C6GS.v1

SO-VID: 7adda2ed-ee44-49e1-9af6-67c2a9471baa

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Date received : 28 February 2021

Data availability: The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

ScienceOpen disciplines: Medicine

Keywords: Contrast Agents,Gadolinium,MRI