As a proven X-ray contrast medium with 30+ years of experience behind it, Ultravist® has a broad range of indications for intravenous and intra-arterial uses:
- Intra-arterial Procedures*
- 300 mg Iodine per mL for cerebral arteriography and peripheral arteriography
- 370 mg Iodine per mL for coronary arteriography and left ventriculography, visceral angiography, and aortography
- Intravenous Procedures*
- 300 mg Iodine per mL for excretory urography
- 300 mg Iodine per mL and 370 mg Iodine per mL for contrast Computed Tomography (CT) of the head and body (intrathoracic, intra-abdominal and retroperitoneal regions) for the evaluation of neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions
- The usefulness of contrast enhancement for the investigation of the retrobulbar space and of low grade or infiltrative glioma has not been demonstrated
Ultravist® is contraindicated for intrathecal use. Inadvertent intrathecal administration may cause death, convulsions, cerebral hemorrhage, coma, paralysis, arachnoiditis, acute renal failure, cardiac arrest, seizures, rhabdomyolysis, hyperthermia, and brain edema.
Preparatory dehydration (for example, prolonged fasting and the administration of a laxative) before Ultravist® injection is contraindicated in pediatric patients because of risk of acute renal failure.