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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTRAST MEDIUM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTRAST MEDIUM

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Contrast medium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTRAST MEDIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Contrast medium

A medical contrast medium is a substance used to enhance the contrast of structures or fluids within the body in medical imaging. It is commonly used to enhance the visibility of blood vessels and the gastrointestinal tract.

Definition of contrast medium in the English dictionary

The definition of contrast medium in the dictionary is a radiopaque substance, such as barium sulphate, used to increase the contrast of an image in radiography.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTRAST MEDIUM

contrariety
contrarily
contrariness
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contrariously
contrariousness
contrariwise
contrary
contrasexual
contrast
contrastable
contrasting
contrastive
contrastively
contrasty
contrasuggestibility
contrasuggestible
contrasuggestion
contrate
contraterrene

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTRAST MEDIUM

circulating medium
compendium
cryptosporidium
culture medium
cypripedium
dispersive medium
epicedium
happy medium
intermedium
interstellar medium
iridium
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medium
palladium
podium
sodium
soredium
stadium
tedium
uredium

Synonyms and antonyms of contrast medium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «contrast medium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTRAST MEDIUM

Find out the translation of contrast medium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of contrast medium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contrast medium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

造影剂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medio de contraste
570 millions of speakers

English

contrast medium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इसके विपरीत मध्यम
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

على النقيض المتوسطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

контрастное вещество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meio de contraste
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কনট্রাস্ট মিডিয়াম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Milieu de contraste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Medium kontras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kontrastmittel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

造影剤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조영제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Medium kontras
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trung bình tương phản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாறாக நடுத்தர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉन्ट्रास्ट मध्यम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kontrast madde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mezzo di contrasto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

środek kontrastowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

контрастну речовину
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mediu de contrast
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μέσο αντίθεσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kontras medium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontrastmedium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kontrastmiddel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contrast medium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRAST MEDIUM»

The term «contrast medium» is regularly used and occupies the 62.854 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTRAST MEDIUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contrast medium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTRAST MEDIUM»

Discover the use of contrast medium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contrast medium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Multidetector-Row CT Angiography
versal flow with respect to the level of acquisition, and to obtain isotropic images that optimize the 3D resolution at all levels); adequate contrast-medium injection protocol; and excellent two- and three-dimensional reconstructions (that allow ...
A.L. Baert, Roberto Passariello, 2006
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Contrast Media: Safety Issues and ESUR Guidelines
1995). The most frequently used defi- nition of contrast medium-induced nephropathy was an elevation in serum creatinine of 44 μmoll−1 (0.5 mg dl−1) or more, particularly in the most recent studies. The incidence of contrast medium- induced ...
Henrik S. Thomsen, Judith A. W. Webb, 2009
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Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography: Scanning and Contrast ...
While a reduced volume of contrast medium is advantageous for many reasons, the magnitude of peak contrast enhancement is reduced. This disadvantage may be compensated for by injecting at a faster rate or by using a contrast medium ...
G. Marchal, T.J. Vogl, J P. Heiken, 2005
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Imaging of the Shoulder: Techniques and Applications
LINDBLOM and PALMER (1939) injected 6 ml of Abrodil (oil medium) mixed with Novocain, while NEVIAsER (1980) used a mixture of 12 ml of single contrast medium with 4ml of 1% lidocaine. KAYE and SCHNEIDER (1979) recommended  ...
Arthur Mark Davies, Jürg Hodler, 2006
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4th European Conference of the International Federation for ...
Second, the process of object classification to separate bones and contrast- medium is carried out using a fuzzy classifier as knowledge based nonlinear classifier. Thereafter, either the CT numbers of pixels belonging to the regions segmented ...
Jos van der Sloten, Pascal Verdonck, Marc Nyssen, 2009
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MDCT: From Protocols to Practice
A saline flush therefore increases both the level of contrast enhancement and the efficiency of contrast medium utilization [40–47].Additional advantages of a saline flush include improved bolus geometry due to re- duced intravascular contrast ...
Mannudeep K. Kalra, Sanjay Saini, Geoffrey D. Rubin, 2009
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CT and MR Angiography: Comprehensive Vascular Assessment
In CTA, where arterial opacification is proportional to the quantity of x-ray— attenuating particles administered per unit of time, an injection flow rate of 4 mL/s of Gd-based contrast medium will achieve an arterial enhancement level less than ...
Geoffrey D. Rubin, Neil M. Rofsky, 2012
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Spiral and Multislice Computed Tomography of the Body
Esophagus • Patient Preparation The use of oral contrast medium is controversial . Positive oral contrast material may improve delineation of the esophageal lumen. Barium pastes (e.g., Esophocat*) have a high viscosity and therefore may  ...
Mathias Prokop, Michael Galanski, 2011
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MDCT: A Practical Approach: A Practical Approach
A saline flush therefore increases both the level of contrast enhancement and the efficiency of contrast medium utilization [40–47].Additional advantages of a saline flush include improved bolus geometry due to re- duced intravascular contrast ...
S. Saini, G.D. Rubin, M.K. Kalra, 2007
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Grainger & Allison's Diagnostic Radiology: Expert Consult: ...
A suitable protocol isintravenousnormal saline, 1.0–1.5 mL/kg/h, foratleast6hbefore and after contrast medium.An alternativeprotocol is intravenous sodium bicarbonate,3mL/kg/h for1hbefore contrast mediumand1mL/ kg/h for6h after ...
Andy Adam, Adrian K. Dixon, Jonathan Gillard, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTRAST MEDIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contrast medium is used in the context of the following news items.
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Medical contrast media market to touch $ 5.17 bn by 2020
A medical contrast medium (or contrast agent), which is a substance used to enhance the contrast of structures or fluids within the body in ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
2
Renal vein thrombosis mimicking urinary calculus: a dilemma of …
... abdominal plain film showed a left-sided renal calcification. b After injecting contrast medium, intravenous pyelography showed normal renal ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
3
Detecting and dealing with
Images are produced using a contrast medium by subtracting a precontrast image or the mask from later images, once the contrast medium has ... «Jakarta Post, Jun 15»
4
New MRI Approach Detects Early Liver Tumors in Mouse Model of …
In liver imaging, a solution called a contrast medium is injected into the bloodstream to enhance the visibility of the liver tissue. However ... «Newswise, Jun 15»
5
Nation's researchers make cancer drug breakthrough
The team used a contrast medium to highlight the areas showing Doxorubicin accumulation in tumors implanted in mice, and found that drug ... «Taipei Times, Jun 15»
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Published on May 31, 2015, 10:16 pm AST
You should inform your doctor if you have any allergies to iodine, seafood or contrast medium. The radiotracer is generally injected into your ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jun 15»
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New Data Presented at EuroPCR 2015 Adds to the Growing Body of …
... a new approach to adenosine-free FFR; FFR using contrast medium. ... in blood flow) is induced by contrast medium in place of adenosine. «MarketWatch, May 15»
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ANSYS Jumps on the Simulation Cloud with 16.1 Release
CFD simulation of TCPC surgery of contrast medium injection into superior and interior vena cava. Color-coded to velocity. Courtesy of ANSYS. «ENGINEERING.com, May 15»
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Reducing tumor growth and angiogenesis using a triple therapy …
... on two-dimensional caliper measurements was ~130 mm2. No side effects due to administration of the contrast medium were observed. «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
10
Royal Philips launches its 3-D navigation system, VesselNavigator
Recent studies demonstrated that VesselNavigator can reduce the use of contrast medium by 70 percent and procedure times by 18 percent. «DOTmed.com, May 15»

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