Sulfur Hexafluoride

This medicinal product is for diagnostic use only. SonoVue is for use with ultrasound imaging to enhance the echogenicity of the blood, or of fluids in the urinary tract which results in an improved signal to noise ratio. SonoVue should only be used in patients where study without contrast enhancement is inconclusive.

Echocardiography SonoVue is a transpulmonary echocardiographic contrast agent for use in adult patients with suspected or established cardiovascular disease to provide opacification of cardiac chambers and enhance left ventricular endocardial border delineation.

Doppler of macrovasculature SonoVue increases the accuracy in detection or exclusion of abnormalities in cerebral arteries and extracranial carotid or peripheral arteries in adult patients by improving the Doppler signal to noise ratio.

SonoVue increases the quality of the Doppler flow image and the duration of clinically-useful signal enhancement in portal vein assessment in adult patients. Doppler of microvasculature SonoVue improves display of the vascularity of liver and breast lesions during Doppler sonography in adult patients leading to more specific lesion characterisation.

SonoVue (sulfur hexafluoride) is indicated for use with ultrasound imaging to enhance the echogenicity of the blood, which results in an improved signal-to-noise ratio. SonoVue should only be used in patients where examination without contrast enhancement is inconclusive.

 Endocardial Border Delineation: SonoVue can be used in echocardiography in patients with suspected or established cardiovascular diseases to improve visualization of cardiac chambers and endocardial border delineation, which assists in the assessment of left ventricular wall motion.

 Diagnostic Assessment of Vessels: SonoVue increases the accuracy in detection or exclusion of abnormalities in cerebral and extracranial carotid and peripheral arteries by facilitating the Doppler evaluation of blood flow. SonoVue increases the quality of Doppler image and the duration of clinically useful signal enhancement in abdominal and renal arteries and in portal vein assessment.