Table 1.
List of contrast agents for ultrasonography (quoted and modified from Reference [9]).
| Contrast Agent | Composition |
|---|---|
| First generation | |
| Albunex | 5% sonicated serum albumin with stabilized microbubbles |
| Echovist (SHU 454) | Standardized microbubbles with galactose shell |
| Levosist (SHU 508) | Stabilized, standardized microbubbles with galactose, 0.1% palmitic acid shell |
| Myomap | Albumin shell |
| Qantison | Albumin shell |
| Sonavist | Cyanoacrylate shell |
| Second generation | |
| Definity/luminity | C3F8 with lipid stabilizer shell |
| Sonazoid | C4F10 with lipid stabilizer shell |
| Imagent-imavist | C6F14 with lipid stabilizer shell |
| Optison | C3F8 with denatured human albumin shell |
| Bisphere/cardiosphere | Polylactide-coglycolide shell with albumin overcoat |
| Sono Vue | SF6 gas with lipid stabilizer shell |
| AI700/imagify | C4F10 gas core stabilized with polymer shell |