Textbook of Contrast Media
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 1999
Book
Hardback
612 pages
978-1-899066-31-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book is the first to cover the field of contrast media from basic sciences through to clinical practice. Textbook of Contrast Media provides the first exhaustive account of the use of contrast media in clinical practice.
Edited by distinguished figures in the field, the book is divided into five main sections: history and background, X-ray contrast agents, MR contrast agents, ultrasound contrast agents, and future developments. Each chapter is fully referenced and benefits from the exensive use of high quality radiographs and illustrations.
Edited by distinguished figures in the field, the book is divided into five main sections: history and background, X-ray contrast agents, MR contrast agents, ultrasound contrast agents, and future developments. Each chapter is fully referenced and benefits from the exensive use of high quality radiographs and illustrations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
250 s/w Abbildungen
250 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
2427 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-899066-31-5 (9781899066315)
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Other editions
New editions
Peter Dawson | David O. Cosgrove
Textbook of Contrast Media, Second Edition
Book
approx. 12/2050
2nd Edition
CRC Press
€277.80
The article will not be published
Persons
University College London Hospitals, London, UK
The Royal College of Radiologists, London, UK
The Royal College of Radiologists, London, UK
Content
1. Foreword by Elliott C Lasser 2. 1: X-Ray Contrast Agents 3. History 4. Chemistry 5. Industrial Synthesis, Purification and Formulation 6. Formulation 7. Physiochemical Properties 8. Assessment of Contrast Media Safety 9. Pharmacokinetics 10. Physiological Imaging 11. Mechanisms of Adverse Reactions 12. Adverse Reactions - Prophylaxis and Management 13. Contrast Agents and the Renal Tract 14. Contrast Agents and the Cardiovascular System 15. Contrast Agents and the Central Nervous System 16. Contrast Agents and the GI Tract 17. Contrast Agents and the Blood 18. Contrast Agents in Interventional Radiology 19. Contrast Agents in Computed Tomography 20. The Iodinated X-ray Contrast Agents - Future Prospects (I) 21. The Iodinated X-ray Contrast Agents - Future Prospects (II) 22. II: MR Contrast Agents 23. Contrast Agent Mechanisms 24. Magnetic Contrast-altering Agents for MRI 25. Gadolinium Chelates: Chemistry 26. Gadolinium Chelates: Physico-chemical Properties, Formulation and Toxicology 27. Pharmacokinetics of the Lanthanide Chelates 28. Gadolinium Chelates: Adverse Reactions 29. Gadolinium Chelates: Clinical Applications 30. Macromolecular Contrast Agents 31. The Superparamagnetic Iron Oxides 32. Targeted MR Contrast Agents 33. Oral/GI MR Contrast Agents 34. New Approaches to MR Contrast Agents: Future Prospects 35. Carbon Dioxide as a Contrast Agent 36. III: Ultrasound Agents 37. Echo-enhancing (`contrast') Agents for Ultrasound 38. Non-bubble Approaches 39. Macrobubbles 40. Basic Principles of the use of Microbubbles 41. The Physics of Ultrasound Bubble Contrast Agents 42. Microbubbles: Practical Considerations 43. Specific Ultrasound Contrast Agents 44. Clinical Applications of Echo-enhancing Agents 45. Quantification and Functional Imaging with Echo-enhancing Agents