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SonoVue® 

 

SonoVue® is a second-generation ultrasound contrast agent, designed and optimized for pressure resistance

 

As a result of many years of research and development conducted within Bracco, SonoVue® is a second-generation ultrasound contrast agent designed and optimized with regard to the resistance to pressure.

A quality product from Bracco Imaging

 

As a result of many years of research and development conducted within Bracco, SonoVue® is a second-generation ultrasound contrast agent designed and optimized with regard to the resistance to pressure. The research has led to the selection of SF6, a gas with a low solubility in blood for the gaseous phase of the microbubbles and to a phospholipidic monolayer for the shell. SonoVue® was first approved in the European Union under the centralized procedure on 26 March 2001 and is currently marketed in 36 countries worldwide.

Today SonoVue® can boast more than 1,000 peer review journal articles in the life sciences.

 

 

Physicochemical Characteristics

 

ready-to-use suspension / vial5 ml
number of microbubbles / ml suspensionapprox. 2 · 108
gas content (SF6) / ml suspension8 μl
mean diameter of microbubblesapprox. 2,5 μm
size range of microbubbles1 - 11 μm (90% < 6 μm, 99% <11 μm)
osmolalityapprox. 290 mOsmol / Kg
viscosity< 2 mPa · s
pH-value4,5 - 7,5
stability after preparation6 hours

1) Design of an ultrasound contrast agent for myocardial perfusion.

 

Schneider M.Echocardiography. 2000 Aug;17(6 Pt 2):S11-6. Review.

 

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2) BR1: a new ultrasonographic contrast agent based on sulfur hexafluoride-filled microbubbles.

 

Schneider M., Arditi M., Barrau MB., Brochot J., Broillet A., Ventrone R., Yan F.Invest Radiol. 1995 Aug;30(8):451-7.

 

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3) Characteristics of SonoVue®.

 

Schneider M.Echocardiography. 1999 Oct;16(7, Pt 2):743-746.

 

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4) PubMed database

 

 

5) SonoVue® SPC

 

 

6) Contrast enhanced ultrasound for the characterization of focal liver lesions – Diagnostic accuracy in clinical practice (DEGUM multicenter trial)

 

Strobel D., Seitz K., Blank W., Schuler A., Dietrich C., von Herbay A., Friedrich-Rust M., Kunze G., Becker D., Will U., Kratzer W., Albert FW., Pachmann C., Dirks K., Strunk H., Greis C., Bernatik T.Ultraschall Med. 2008 Oct;29(5):499-505. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1027806.

 

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7) Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) for the characterization of focal liver lesions - prospective comparison in clinical practice: CEUS vs. CT (DEGUM multicenter trial). Parts of this manuscript were presented at the Ultrasound Dreiländertreffen 2008, D

 

Seitz K., Strobel D., Bernatik T., Blank W., Friedrich-Rust M., Herbay Av., Dietrich CF., Strunk H., Kratzer W., Schuler A.Ultraschall Med. 2009 Aug;30(4):383-9. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1109673. Epub 2009 Aug 17.

 

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8) Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for the characterization of focal liver lesions in clinical practice (DEGUM Multicenter Trial): CEUS vs. MRI--a prospective comparison in 269 patients.

 

Seitz K., Bernatik T., Strobel D., Blank W., Friedrich-Rust M., Strunk H., Greis C., Kratzer W., Schuler A.Ultraschall Med. 2010 Oct;31(5):492-9. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1245591. Epub 2010 Jul 22.

 

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9) Prospective Multicenter Trial Evaluating a Novel Method of Characterizing Focal Liver Lesions Using Contrast-Enhanced Sonography.

 

Leen E., Ceccotti P., Kalogeropoulou C., Angerson WJ., Moug SJ., Horgan PG.AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006 Jun;186(6):1551-9.

 

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10) Real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the evaluation of focal liver lesions: diagnostic efficacy and economical issues from a French multicentric study.

 

Tranquart F., Correas JM., Ladam Marcus V., Manzoni P., Vilgrain V., Aube C., Elmaleh A., Chami L., Claudon M., Cuilleron M., Diris B., Garibaldi F., Lucidarme O., Marion D., Beziat C., Rode A., Tasu JP., Trillaud H., Bleuzen A., Le Gouge A., Giraudeau B., Rusch E.J Radiol. 2009 Jan;90(1 Pt 2):109-22. French.

 

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11) Monitoring RF ablation.

 

Solbiati L., Tonolini M., Cova L.Eur Radiol. 2004 Oct;14 Suppl 8:P34-42.

 

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12) Is contrast-enhanced US alternative to spiral CT in the assessment of treatment outcome of radiofrequency ablation in hepatocellular carcinoma?

 

Ricci P., Cantisani V., Drudi F., Pagliara E., Bezzi M., Meloni F., Calliada F., Erturk SM., D'Andrea V., D'Ambrosio U., Passariello R.Ultraschall Med. 2009 Jun;30(3):252-8. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1027727. Epub 2009 Mar 11.

 

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13) Comparison of contrast enhanced ultrasound and contrast enhanced CT or MRI in monitoring percutaneous thermal ablation procedure in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a multi-center study in China.

 

Lu MD., Yu XL., Li AH., Jiang TA., Chen MH., Zhao BZ., Zhou XD., Wang JR.Ultrasound Med Biol. 2007 Nov;33(11):1736-49. Epub 2007 Jul 16.

 

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14) Assessment of systolic left ventricular function: a multi-centre comparison of cineventriculography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, unenhanced and contrast-enhanced echocardiography.

 

Hoffmann R., von Bardeleben S., ten Cate F., Borges AC., Kasprzak J., Firschke C., Lafitte S., Al-Saadi N., Kuntz-Hehner S., Engelhardt M., Becher H., Vanoverschelde JL.Eur Heart J. 2005 Mar;26(6):607-16. Epub 2004 Dec 17.

 

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15) The clinical applications of contrast echocardiography.

 

Olszewski R., Timperley J., Szmigielski C., Monaghan M., Nihoyannopoulos P., Senior R., Becher H.Eur J Echocardiogr. 2007 Jun;8(3):S13-23. Review. Erratum in: Eur J Echocardiogr. 2007 Oct;8(5):308. Cezary, Szmigielski [corrected to Szmigielski, Cezary]; Nihoyannopoulis, Petros [corrected to Nihoyannopoulos, Petros].

 

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Please consult product monograph on Health Canada website:  

 

https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00063974.PDF 

 

ProductProduct SKUInternal CodeDescription
SonoVue
Sulfur Hexafluoride
120312700807Sulfur hexafluoride suspension for injection (box of 5 kits)

 

 

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For any product or type of product, whether a drug or device, referenced in this website, physicians should carefully review the product's package insert, instructions for use, or user manual prior to patient administration to ensure proper utilization of the product. The local Summaries of Product Characteristics of the main Bracco Imaging products are available on line.

SonoVue should not be administered to patients with known hypersensitivity to sulphur hexafluoride or to any of the components of SonoVue. SonoVue is contraindicated for use in patients with recent acute coronary syndrome or clinically unstable ischaemic cardiac disease, including: evolving or ongoing myocardial infarction, typical angina at rest within last 7 days, significant worsening of cardiac symptoms within last 7 days, recent coronary artery intervention or other factors suggesting clinical instability (for example, recent deterioration of ECG, laboratory or clinical findings), acute cardiac failure, Class III/IV cardiac failure, or severe rhythm disorders. SonoVue is contraindicated in patients known to have right-to-left shunts, severe pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary artery pressure >90 mmHg), uncontrolled systemic hypertension, and in patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome. The safety and efficacy of SonoVue have not been established in pregnant and lactating women therefore, SonoVue should not be administered during pregnancy and lactation.

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