Gadoteridol

Gadoteridol

Gadoteridol

Chemical compound


Gadoteridol (INN) is a gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent, used particularly in the imaging of the central nervous system. It is sold under the brand name ProHance.[3] Gadoteridol was first approved for use in the United States in 1992.[4]

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References

  1. "Prohance Product information". Health Canada. 30 July 1998. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. Bracco Diagnostic Inc. (26 October 2022). "Gadoteridol (ProHance) prescribing information". DailyMed. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. Morgan DE, Spann JS, Lockhart ME, Winningham B, Bolus DN (April 2011). "Assessment of adverse reaction rates during gadoteridol-enhanced MR imaging in 28,078 patients". Radiology. 259 (1): 109–16. doi:10.1148/radiol.10100906. PMID 21248237. Specifically, the rate of nausea (0.530%) was less than half the rate (1.4%) in clinical trials of 1251 patients, leading to FDA approval in 1992.



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