ExiTronVisanon-ionic,dimeric,hexaiodine-basedcontrastagentoflowmolecularweightspecificallyformulatedforpre-clinicalcomputedtomography(CT).
ItshowsstrongX-rayabsorptionduetoitscovalentlyboundiodineatoms.
Uponintravenousinjection,ExiTronVshowslowplasmaprotein–bindingandisrapidlydistributedintheextracellularspace.
ExiTronVismainlyexcretedunchangedviaglomerularfiltration(kidneys).
ExiTronVisindicatedforuseinCTofsmallanimals,forexamplemice,tofacilitatethevisualizationofthevasculature.
Examplesincludecontrast-enhancedangiography.