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Medicines perflutrenQuestion & answer

perflutren · Medicine question

Is perflutren a dye or radioactive contrast?

iatroX medicinesPublished 21 August 2026Reviewed 21 August 2026

The answer

Answer

It is an ultrasound-enhancing agent made from gas-filled microspheres; the echocardiogram does not use ionising radiation.

Sources for this answer

OPTISON 0.19 mg/ml dispersion for injectionemc · SmPC Current selected SmPC · Version 1
NHSNHS · NHS medicine guidance

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