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Contrast is typically a dye that helps to outline organs or blood vessels. Flouroscopy, MRIs, or CAT scans can see much of the body structures without contrast, but to obtain more detailed images a physician may order the tests to be done "with contrast".
Other types of contrast material may be barium (ex. a "barium swallow" or upper GI with contrast shows the esophagus and stomach) or radioactive (ex. for thyroid testing).
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Global Diagnostic Tests Market?
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