contrast medium
Noun
Meaning
a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills
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contrast material
contrast agent
radiopaque dye
barium meal
iodinated contrast
radiographic marker
radiopaque agent
radiopaque material
radiopaque substance
contrast solution
contrasting agents
radiographic contrast agent
radiographic dye
radiographic substance
contrast media
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The leaking veins responsible may be visualised by infusing a mixture of saline and x ray contrast medium and performing a cavernosogram. citation In Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA), the images are acquired digitally.
Taken with intravenous contrast medium.