Radiologic adjuncts

What are Radiologic adjuncts?

Radiological adjuncts are additional agents used in conjunction with radiography to enhance imaging during diagnosis or treatment of disease.

Some of the commonly used drugs include:

Iohexol.
Iopamidol.
Iothalamate.
Ioversol.
Ioflupane I 123.
Ultravist (iopromide)
Barium sulfate.

X-rays are probably the most common type of medical imaging technique there is. They’re often the most preliminary diagnostic tool used for various injuries, illnesses, and conditions, being used to detect everything from fractures to disease progression and treatment efficacy.

Radiologic technologists, also known as radiographers, perform medical exams using X-rays on patients to create images of specific parts of the body.

Radiological agents are any radioactive materials that, when released, could cause adverse health effects. Typically, radiological agents have been chosen for energetic emissions (strong, penetrating radiation), intended to cause harm or panic by exposing members of the public to radiation.

Each modality is unique in terms of the images it gathers, equipment it uses, and conditions it helps radiologists diagnose. Learn more about our five most common modalities for our various types of imaging tests: X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, and PET.

There are three broad kinds of contrast available: IV, PO, and PR (rectal). IV contrast is either gadolinium for MRI or iodinated contrast for CT. PO contrast for all ER and inpatient CT scans is dilute iodinated contrast (same agent used for IV contrast in CT).