Socialized medicine is a term that has become quite familiar with a lot of Americans. In rather simple terms, it is a system that provides the entire population with comprehensive medical care through funds mandated and regulated by the government.
What is gadobutrol? Gadobutrol is a contrast agent that produces magnetic effects. It is used in combination with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) to allow blood vessels, organs, and other non-bony tissues to be seen more clearly.
Gadavist (gadobutrol) injection was first approved in the U.S. in March 2011 for intravenous use in diagnostic MRI in adults and children (2 years of age and older) to detect and visualize areas with disrupted blood brain barrier and/or abnormal vascularity of the central nervous system.