Sulfur hexafluoride
- Generic Name
- Sulfur hexafluoride
- Brand Names
- Lumason, Sonovue, SonoVue
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- F6S
- CAS Number
- 2551-62-4
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- WS7LR3I1D6
- Background
Sulfur hexafluoride is an ultrasound contrast agent indicated for use
•in echocardiography to opacify the left ventricular chamber and to improve the delineation of the left ventricular endocardial border in adult patients with suboptimal echocardiograms
•in ultrasonography of the liver for characterization of focal liver lesions in adult and pediatric patients
- Indication
Echocardiography: Sulfur hexafluoride is indicated for use in adult patients with suboptimal echocardiograms to opacify the left ventricular chamber and to improve the delineation of the left ventricularendocardial border.
Ultrasonography of the Liver: Sulfur hexafluoride is indicated for use with ultrasound of the liver in adult and pediatric patients to characterize focal liver lesions.
- Associated Conditions
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- Associated Therapies
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Preterm Neonates Brain Ultrasound With CEUS and Elastography
- Conditions
- Prematurity
- Interventions
- Diagnostic Test: Brain contrast enhanced ultrasound, brain ultrasound elastographyDrug: Sulfur Hexafluoride
- First Posted Date
- 2023-01-23
- Last Posted Date
- 2024-10-15
- Lead Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
- Target Recruit Count
- 100
- Registration Number
- NCT05694611
- Locations
- 🇫🇮
Turku University Hospital, Turku, Southwestern Finland, Finland
Neonatal Brain Ultrasound With CEUS and Elastography
- Conditions
- Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic EncephalopathyNeonatal StrokeNeonatal Encephalopathy, Unspecified
- Interventions
- Diagnostic Test: Brain contrast enhanced ultrasound, brain ultrasound elastographyDrug: Sulfur Hexafluoride
- First Posted Date
- 2022-12-13
- Last Posted Date
- 2024-10-15
- Lead Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
- Target Recruit Count
- 100
- Registration Number
- NCT05648812
- Locations
- 🇫🇮
Turku University Hospital, Turku, Southwestern Finland, Finland
Ultrasound Evaluation of Crohn's Disease
- Conditions
- Crohn Disease
- Interventions
- Drug: Sulfur HexafluorideDevice: Ultrasound ElastographyDevice: Ultrasound VascularityDevice: Magnetic Resonance Enterography (MRE)
- First Posted Date
- 2017-08-01
- Last Posted Date
- 2021-11-10
- Lead Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Target Recruit Count
- 9
- Registration Number
- NCT03235180
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
The Silicone Study
- Conditions
- Proliferative VitreoretinopathyRetinal Detachment
- First Posted Date
- 1999-09-24
- Last Posted Date
- 2005-06-24
- Lead Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
- Registration Number
- NCT00000140
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