The Safety of Definity and Optison for Ultrasound Image Enhancement: A Retrospective Analysis of 78,383 Administered Contrast Doses

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1202-1206

  Wei, Kevin ^a   Mulvagh, Sharon L ^b   Carson, Lisa ^c   Davidoff, Ravin ^d   Gabriel, Ruvin ^e   Grimm, Richard A ^e   Wilson, Stephanie ^f   Fane, Lorrie ^g   Herzog, Charles A ^g   Zoghbi, William A ^h   Taylor, Rhonda ⁱ   Farrar, Michael ⁱ   Chaudhry, Farooq A ^j   Porter, Thomas R ^k   Irani, Waleed ^l   Lang, Roberto M ^m  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Baptist Memphis Department of Echocardiography   (United States)

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^h HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ North kansas City Hospital   (United States)

^j Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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Author keywords

Adverse events; Contrast agent; Echocardiography; Safety; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; PERFLUTREN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THORAX PAIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBUMINS; ANAPHYLAXIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55049104767     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.07.019     Document Type: Article

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