The use of contrast media

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 15 Mar 2010 English Publisher:CMA Joule Inc.Journal:Canadian Medical Association Journal, volume 182, pages 697-697 (issn: 0820-3946, eissn: 1488-2329,

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Authors: Mark O, Baerlocher; Murray, Asch; Andy, Myers;

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.090118

pmid: 20231343

pmc: PMC2855918

The use of contrast media

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The two main types of iodine-based contrast media are ionic and nonionic. The development of ionic contrast media in the 1920s and 1930s allowed radiologists to visualize vessels and organs on various imaging studies. However, these have some degree of toxicity, and the introduction of non-ionic

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Drug Hypersensitivity, Injections, Intravenous, Osmolar Concentration, Iodine Compounds, Administration, Oral, Contrast Media, Humans

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