TABLE 1

Commonly Used Iodinated Contrast Media

NameTypeIodine content (mg/mL)Osmolality
Ionic
 Diatrizoate (Hypaque 50; GE Healthcare)Monomer3001,550 (high)
 Metrizoate Isopaque (Coronar 370; Nycomed A/S)Monomer3702,100 (high)
 Ioxaglate (Hexabrix; Mallinckrodt, Inc.)Dimer320580 (low)
Nonionic
 Iopamidol (Isovue-370; Bracco Diagnostics Inc.)Monomer370796 (low)
 Iohexol (Omnipaque 350; GE Healthcare)Monomer350884 (low)
 Iodixanol (Visipaque 320; GE Healthcare)Dimer320290 (iso)