Use of a combination of gadolinium-based contrast media and iodinated contrast media as a contrast agent for X-ray based medical imaging procedures
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1. A method of using a contrast agent comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a contrast agent comprising a gadolinium contrast constituent and an iodinated contrast constituent.
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This invention relates to graphic visualization for X-ray based medical imaging procedures such as angiography, computed tomography, intravenous urography, cholangiography, and CT scans with use of contrast media. The contrast media is a mixture of a gadolinium contrast constituent and an iodinated contrast constituent.
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- 1. A method of using a contrast agent comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a contrast agent comprising a gadolinium contrast constituent and an iodinated contrast constituent.
- 13. A method of improving X-Ray image quality administering to a patient in need thereof a contrast agent comprising a gadolinium contrast constituent and an iodinated contrast constituent.
- 21. A method of medically imaging a mammal susceptible to nephrotoxicity comprising administering to the mammal a contrast agent comprising a gadolinium contrast constituent and an iodinated contrast constituent.
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30. A method of generating a medical image comprising:
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injecting a mammal with a contrast agent comprising a gadolinium contrast constituent, and an iodinated constituent;
applying X-Rays to the mammal while the contrast agent is within the mammal;
generating an image of the internal structures of the mammal.
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31. A contrast agent for medical imaging comprising a gadolinium contrast constituent, and an iodinated constituent wherein the gadolinium contrast constituent is mixed with the iodinated constituent in a ratio between the range of about 10:
- 1 parts to about 2.5 to 1 parts, wherein the density of the gadolinium contrast in increased.
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