ExiTron™ U and ExiTron™ V

Extracellular CT agents

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ExiTron™ U CT contrast agent (1 x 5 injections): 130 - 095 - 142
ExiTron™ U CT contrast agent (5 x 5 injections): 130 - 095 - 143

ExiTron™ V CT contrast agent (1 x 5 injections): 130 - 095 - 283
ExiTron™ V CT contrast agent (5 x 5 injections): 130 - 095 - 284

price per item:
€260.00
Excluding VAT and shipping costs

ExiTron U and ExiTron V have been developed as reference contrast agents for maximum convenience.

ExiTron U is a classical monomeric non-ionic extracellular contrast agent for CT angiography (CTA) and is based on the proven iopromide agent that has long been used in human clinical practice.

ExiTron V is the dimeric counterpart to ExiTron U, is based on iodixanol and has been adapted for animal imaging.

ExiTron U and Exitron V, the trusted standards from human clinical CT, allow you to focus on the actual imaging experiment by:

  • Saving you time eliminating tedious dilution and formulation steps
  • Providing the consistent, reliable quality of all Viscover products
  • Serving as a reference contrast agent
  • Discover Viscover's ExiTron agents – reliable CT agents adapted from clinical practice
Physico-chemical properties and structure
ExiTron U:

Iopromide (Monomer)

Molecular weight:

791 g mol-1

Hounsfield units (undiluted agent):

~ 4700 HU

ExiTron V:

Iodixanol (Dimer)

Molecular weight:

1550 g mol-1

Hounsfield units (undiluted agent):

~ 6400 HU

Structural formula of iopromide

Structural formula of iodixanol

ExiTron™ U and ExiTron™ V CT angiography
CT angiography of mouse neck vasculature after injection of ExiTron U
CT angiography of mouse neck vasculature after injection of ExiTron V
CT angio­graphy of mouse neck vasculature after injection of ExiTron U (left) and ExiTron V (right)
CT angiography of mouse neck vasculature after injection of ExiTron V
Selected references
ExiTron U:
  1. Tseng, J.-C. et al. (2015) Optical Imaging on the IVIS SpectrumCT System. Perkin Elmer Technical Note.
  2. Dawson, P. et al. (1984) Iopromide. A new non-ionic contrast medium. Acta Radiol. Diagn. (Stockh). 25: 253-256.
ExiTron V:
  1. Heglund, I.F. et al. (1995) Pre-clinical pharmacokinetics and general toxicology of iodixanol. Acta Radiol Suppl
    399: 69-82.
  2. Larsen, L.E. et al. (1995) Neural tolerability of iodixanol in mice and dogs after single and repeated intracisternal administration. Acta Radiol Suppl 399: 238-243.
Further information