What am I looking at?
Visual recognition
Viscous, oily, highly radiopaque contrast medium supplied in a glass vial; its dense appearance and syrup-like handling distinguish it from standard aqueous contrast.
07-06
Ethiodized oil (LIPIODOL®)
Radiopaque carrier oil
Three-panel learning framework
Recognition, context, and distinction
What does it do, and where will I see it?
Use & procedural context
Radiopaque oil that serves as a TACE drug carrier and marker and as a lymphangiographic contrast for mapping or sealing leaks. Typical procedural contexts include TACE, glue-embolic mixtures, and lymphangiography.
What most clearly distinguishes it from similar devices?
Key distinctions
LIPIODOL® functions as a radiopaque oily carrier or lymphangiographic contrast rather than as a conventional water-soluble angiographic contrast agent or a stand-alone particulate embolic.