Contrast Media

Behind every image is a patient. We provide a comprehensive portfolio of contrast media to help meet patient and procedural needs across imaging modalities.

110m+

doses currently produced globally every year¹

30m

more iodinated contrast media doses to be delivered annually by 2025¹

4 cGMP

accredited contrast media production facilities globally

$385m

invested over the last decade to increase capacity²

CONTRAST MEDIA

GE HealthCare has a distinguished heritage of contrast media development, offering a comprehensive product range across modalities, with a range of concentrations and innovative packaging choices.

Products

Focusing on precision medicine from injection to diagnosis. Each dose, each patient, improving every day. Explore our broad portfolio of contrast media products and solutions.

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INNOVATIVE PACKAGING

+PLUSPAK 100% recyclable packaging

Our +PLUSPAK packaging, used for contrast media product, is 100% recyclable. A life-cycle analysis showed that our polypropylene bottles, compared to glass, have a 59% lower environmental impact, and requires 45% less cumulative energy. Our +PLUSPAK bottles, also require less secondary packaging, helping reduce carbon footprint.³

IODINE RECYCLING

Protecting and optimizing iodine

We have been recycling iodione-based contrast media for healthcare facilities since 2006. Initially launched in Norway, we now offer this recycling programme in 11 European countries and in 2021 expanded it into Canada and the United States.⁴

References

1. GE Healthcare Data on File: Planned Investment 2022
2. GE Healthcare Data on File: Contrast Media Demand; 2022
3. Dhaliwal et al. Int J Life Cycle Assess 2014; 19: 1965-73.
4. GE Healthcare Data on File: iodine-recycling program 2022

cGMP: Current Good Manufacturing Practice

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