Guerbet, a global medical imaging company, announced FDA approval of Elucirem (Gadopiclenol), a new macrocyclic GBCA for use in contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The FDA is the first health authority to have approved Elucirem.
- Elucirem (Gadopiclenol) is a new macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agent with high relaxivity indicated for use in adults and children aged 2 years and older, for contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
- The product is used to detect and visualize lesions with abnormal vascularity in the central nervous system (brain, spine, and associated tissues) and the body (head and neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and musculoskeletal system).
- Elucirem will be marketed by Guerbet in the United States in bottle and pre-filled syringe form.