Chemical formula: FâS Molecular mass: 146.05 g/mol PubChem compound: 17358
Sulfur hexafluoride is indicated for:
Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)
Sulfur hexafluoride 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.
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Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)
Sulphur hexafluoride 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.
Sulphur hexafluoride increases the quality of the Doppler flow image and the duration of clinically-useful signal enhancement in portal vein assessment in adult patients.
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Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old)
Sulphur hexafluoride is indicated for use in ultrasonography of the excretory tract in paediatric patients from newborn to 18 years to detect vesicoureteral reflux.
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Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)
Sulphur hexafluoride improves display of the vascularity of liver and breast lesions during Doppler sonography in adult patients leading to more specific lesion characterisation.
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Sulfur hexafluoride is contraindicated in the following cases:
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