Does MultiHance contain gadolinium?

Does MultiHance contain gadolinium?

MultiHance injection is supplied as a sterile, nonpyrogenic, clear, colorless to slightly yellow aqueous solution intended for intravenous use only. Each mL of MultiHance contains 529 mg gadobenate dimeglumine and water for injection….TABLE 3: RELAXIVITY (mM-1s-1) OF GADOLINIUM CHELATES.

What are the ingredients in gadolinium contrast?

FDA-Approved Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents

Is gadolinium a ferromagnetic material?

Gadolinium is accepted to be one of the four ferromagnetic elements, along with iron, cobalt and nickel, although its Curie point, TC (the temperature above which ferromagnetism is lost), is only 292 K.

Is there iodine in gadolinium contrast?

Iodine-based and Gadolinium-based. Iodine-based contrast materials injected into a vein (intravenously) are used to enhance x-ray (including fluoroscopic images) and CT images. Gadolinium injected into a vein (intravenously) is used to enhance MR images.

What is gadolinium MRI?

Gadolinium contrast media (sometimes called a MRI contrast media, agents or ‘dyes’) are chemical substances used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. When injected into the body, gadolinium contrast medium enhances and improves the quality of the MRI images (or pictures).

When to use MultiHance in a brain MRI?

MultiHance is a gadolinium-based contrast agent indicated for intravenous use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the central nervous system (CNS) in adults and children over 2 years of age to visualize lesions with abnormal blood brain barrier or abnormal vascularity of the brain, spine, and associated tissues.

What’s the recommended dose for MRI contrast material?

MRI contrast material (extracellular space) Recommended dose = 0.1 m mole/kg of body weight (In some cases there is FDA approval for double and triple dose) .1 m mol in .2 ml MRI contrast material (exact dose from package insert)

When to use MultiHance in the CNS?

MultiHance is a gadolinium-based contrast agent indicated for intravenous use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the central nervous system (CNS) in adults and children over 2 years of age to visualize lesions with abnormal blood brain barrier or abnormal vascularity of the brain, spine, and associated tissues. (1)

When to use MultiHance injection in central nervous system?

Close MultiHance ® (gadobenate dimeglumine) injection, 529 mg/mL is indicated for intravenous use in MRI of the central nervous system in adults and pediatric patients (including term neonates) to visualize lesions with abnormal blood brain barrier or abnormal vascularity of the brain, spine and associated tissues.