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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Apr 16, 2014; 6(4): 121-127
Published online Apr 16, 2014. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v6.i4.121
Published online Apr 16, 2014. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v6.i4.121
Table 1 Contrast agents for ultrasonography[7]
| Contrast agent | Composition | Manufacturer |
| First generation | ||
| Albunex | 5% Sonicated serum albumin with stabilized microbubbles | Mallinckrodt |
| Echovist (SHU 454) | Standardized microbubbles with galactose shell | Schering |
| Levovist (SHU 508) | Stabilized, standardized microbubbles with galactose, 0.1% palmitic acid shell | Schering |
| Myomap | Albumin shell | Quadrant |
| Qantison | Albumin shell | Quadrant |
| Sonavist | Cyanoacrylate shell | Schering |
| Second generation | ||
| Definity/luminity | C3F8 with lipid stabilizer shell | Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging |
| Sonazoid | C4F10 with lipid stabilizer shell | GE Healthcare |
| Imagent-Imavist | C6F14 with lipid stabilizer shell | Alliance |
| Optison | C3F8 with denatured human albumin shell | GE Healthcare |
| Bisphere/cardiosphere | Polylactide-coglycolide shell with albumin overcoat | Commercially unavailable |
| SonoVue | SF6 gas with lipid stabilizer shell | Bracco |
| AI700/imagify | C4F10 gas core stabilized with polymer shell | Acusphere |
| Third generation | ||
| Echogen | Dodecafluoropentane (DDFP) liquid in phase shift colloid emulsion | Sonus Pharmaceuticals |
- Citation: Yip HC, Teoh AYB, Chong CCN, Lau JYW. Current status and future applications of contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2014; 6(4): 121-127
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v6/i4/121.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v6.i4.121
