perflubron
Sign in to saveAlso known as perfluorooctyl bromide, PFOB, 1-bromoperfluorooctane, 1-bromoheptadecafluorooctane, CF3-(CF2)6-CF2-Br, perfluoro-octylbromide
Perflubron (INN/USAN, or perfluorooctyl bromide; brand name Imagent) is a contrast medium for magnetic resonance imaging, computer tomography and sonography. It was approved for this use in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration in 1993.
Research
587 papers- Perflubron emulsion (Oxygent(tm)): a temporary intravenous oxygen carrier.Anasthesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS · 2001
- Perflubron emulsion increases subcutaneous tissue oxygen tension in rats.Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society · 2006
- Perflubron as an oral contrast agent for MR imaging: results of a phase III clinical trial.Radiology · 1994
- Perfluorocarbon-based oxygen delivery.Artificial cells, blood substitutes, and immobilization biotechnology · 2006
- Perflubron decreases inflammatory cytokine production by human alveolar macrophages.Critical care medicine · 1997
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Perflubron (INN/USAN, or perfluorooctyl bromide; brand name Imagent) is a contrast medium for magnetic resonance imaging, computer tomography and sonography. It was approved for this use in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration in 1993.
==Experimental research==
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