Drug details
Lumason (sulfur hexafluoride lipid-type a microspheres injectable suspension)
type of Contrast Media, Other
Lumason (sulfur hexafluoride lipid-type A microspheres) is an ultrasound contrast agent indicated for use in echocardiography to opacify the left ventricular chamber and to improve the delineation of the left ventricular endocardial border in adult patients with suboptimal echocardiograms, and in ultrasonography of the liver for characterization of focal liver lesions in adult and pediatric patients.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- headache
- nausea
- changes in taste
- feeling hot
- injection site pain or warmth
- chest discomfort or pain,
- or dizziness