Commonly Used Iodinated Contrast Media
Name | Type | Iodine content (mg/mL) | Osmolality |
---|---|---|---|
Ionic | |||
Diatrizoate (Hypaque 50; GE Healthcare) | Monomer | 300 | 1,550 (high) |
Metrizoate Isopaque (Coronar 370; Nycomed A/S) | Monomer | 370 | 2,100 (high) |
Ioxaglate (Hexabrix; Mallinckrodt, Inc.) | Dimer | 320 | 580 (low) |
Nonionic | |||
Iopamidol (Isovue-370; Bracco Diagnostics Inc.) | Monomer | 370 | 796 (low) |
Iohexol (Omnipaque 350; GE Healthcare) | Monomer | 350 | 884 (low) |
Iodixanol (Visipaque 320; GE Healthcare) | Dimer | 320 | 290 (iso) |