Contrast Medium

Definition: Contrast Medium

Contrast Medium

Noun

1. A substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills.

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Health

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Synonym: Contrast Medium

Crosswords: Contrast Medium

Books

• Early pharmacokinetics of an intravascular contrast medium : experimental studies with p125s1-labeled methylglucamine diatrizoate (reference)

• Iopentol : clinical trials with a new non-ionic contrast medium : proceedings of the Nycomed Scientific Symposium 1989, held in Paris, France, June 30-July 1, 1989 (reference)

• Patient safety and adverse events in contrast medium examinations : proceedings of the Nycomed Scientific Symposium 1988, held in Oslo, 18-19 October 1988 (reference)

• Percutaneous hepatography : the kinetic method of injection of contrast medium (reference)

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... the injection of a contrast medium (usually iodine compound) via a flexible tube ... / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by Spooner..

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Health

Like MRI and CT scans, another test, called a myelogram, takes x-ray-like pictures and requires a contrast medium or dye to do so. Since the introduction of MRI this test is rarely necessary to diagnose syringomyelia. (references)

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Danish

kontraststof, stof, som giver skygge ved røntgenfotografering (barium or iodine), kontraststof, kontrastmiddel. (various references)

Dutch

contrastmiddel, constrast-stof, contrastmiddel (contrast, contrast media). (various references)

Finnish

varjoaine. (various references)

French

contrast medium (n), contrast medium, substance de contraste, produit de contraste, moyen de contraste, milieu de contraste. (various references)

German

Kontrastmittel (radiopaque material). (various references)

Greek 

σκιερά ουσία, αδιαφανές μέσο, αδιαφανής ουσία. (various references)

Italian

mezzo di contrasto. (various references)

Pig Latin

ontrastcay ediummay

Portuguese

meio de contraste. (various references)

Spanish

producto de contraste. (various references)

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