Tell your doctor if you have an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or any type of scan using a radioactive dye that is injected into a vein. Contrast dyes and furosemide can harm your kidneys. Furosemide on-body infusor (Furoscix) may be used to treat congestion due to fluid overload in ...
Blood clots are diagnosed using imaging such as specialized ultrasound, venography (an x-ray taken after a dye is injected into the vein), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or computed tomography (CT) techniques.6,7 Blood tests may be helpful in determining if a clot exists and for monitorin...
Cystography:This is a procedure where the interior of the urinary bladder is closely studied with x-ray imaging after a dye contrast is injected through the urethral opening. This is useful for ruling out bladder tumors or stones that may lead to blood in urine. ...
This involves coating cell walls with dye to make the proteins within cells more visible. A mesothelioma doctor can see which cell type is dominant based on these proteins. Biphasic Cell Prognosis The median survival for biphasic mesothelioma patients is 10 months, but some patients live longer ...
microbubbles were administered intravenously; the focused ultrasound was applied to the right side of the brain; and then an immune checkpoint inhibitor, which was labeled with afluorescent dye, was injected intravenously. The dye is used to track the drug to see if it reaches the target area ...
Sintilimab, administered intravenously every three weeks (day one), was determined by clinicians, or four more cycles of sintilimab, followed by either a surgical intervention or a period of observation (for patients with a complete clinical response, a strategy also known as the watch-and-wait...
and the beginning part of the small intestine. A CT scan or CAT scan can take cross-sectional images of the abdominal area. The patient may be required to drink contrast solution before the test or receive an injection of contrast dye. An MRI scan may be used to visualize soft tissues of...
In contrast to that intriguing case, the last talk I attended was not very engaging, and bored, I contemplated the wooden writing tablet in front of me.The tablet is the shelf where you rest your notes. It was covered in graffiti incised into the surface with ballpoint pen; a jumble of...
Ferumoxytol injection, also known as Feraheme®, is an approved IV injectable iron supplement and an experimental MRI contrast agent. Initially, it was approved as an IV bolus agent, but its use was later limited to a slow infusion drip due to high levels of infusion reactions. We collecte...