Review Article
Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Table 2
Properties of contrast media.
| Generic name | Osmolarity | Ionicity | Viscosity (mPa.s at 20 C) |
| Diatrizoate | | | n/a§ | Iothalamate | High-osmolar | Ionic monomer | n/a§ | Ioxithalamate | | | 26.0 | Ioxaglate | | Ionic dimer | 15.7 | Iohexol | | | 20.4 | Iopamidol | Low-osmolar | | 20.9 | Ioversol | | Nonionic monomer | 18.0 | Iopromide | | | 22.0 | Iobitridol | | | n/a§ | Iomeprol | | | n/a§ | Iodixanol | Iso-osmolar | Nonionic dimer | 26.6 |
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