In a new practice advisory, an international team of experts discussed the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs), an alternative to iodinated contrast media, in interventional pain ...

Leading experts provide guidance on alternative methods and case prioritization strategies to optimize available supplies in Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology “As interventionalists, ...

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People with a history of allergic-like reactions to iodinated contrast media, which is used in a variety of X-ray-based procedures, such as CT and angiography, are susceptible to similar reactions ...

As interventional radiologists, we have experienced a great deal of satisfaction as our field has broadened and deepened its ability to reach further into the human body to perform minimally invasive, ...

NICE's remit for interventional procedures was set out by the Department of Health in 2003, in 'Health Services Circular 2003/11 – The interventional procedures programme: working with the National ...

Radiation induced skin injuries happen very rarely and the rough estimate is around one in 10,000 interventions. This figure can vary by a large margin as many injuries go unreported. The skin ...

A new study published in JAMA Network Open highlights the significant environmental footprint of medical imaging contrast agents, finding that Medicare patients alone received 13.5 billion milliliters ...

The volume of contrast media used for diagnostic imaging, including iodinated and gadolinium agents, has increased in recent years.

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a complication that results in the impairment of kidney function that results from the intravenous or intra-arterial contrast administration of contrast media ...