Title | Trends in Contrast Media [electronic resource] / edited by Henrick S. Thomsen, Robert N. Muller, Robert F. Mattrey |
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Imprint | Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1999 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59814-2 |
Descript | XI, 483 p. online resource |
I Iodinated Contrast Media -- 1 History of Iodinated Contrast Media -- 2 Design of X-ray Contrast Agents -- 3 Biological Variation, Reproducibility, and Predictability of Experimental Research in Animals -- 4 Experimental Testing of Iodinated Contrast Media Before Human Testing -- 5 Phase I, II, III, and IV Studies: Good Clinical Practice -- 6 Currently Available Iodinated Contrast Media -- 7 Clinical Doses of Contrast Media -- 8 Determination of Glomerular Filtration Rate with Contrast Media -- 9 Neurotoxicity -- 10 Nephrotoxicity -- 11 Adverse Reactions to Iodinated Radiographic Contrast Media -- 12 Treatment of Adverse Reactions -- 13 Hepatic Agents -- 14 Lymphatic Agents -- II Magnetic Resonance Contrast Media -- 15 Chemical Synthesis of Paramagnetic Complexes -- 16 Preparation and Structure-Activity Relationships of Particulate Magnetic Agents -- 17 Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agents of Increased Specificity -- 18 Central Nervous System -- 19 Liver and Pancreas -- 20 Heart -- 21 Kidneys and Adrenal Glands -- 22 The Musculoskeletal System -- 23 Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography -- 24 Dynamic Contrast-Enchanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Image Processing -- III Ultrasound Contrast Media -- 25 Ultrasound Contrast Media: Past, Present, and Future -- 26 Interaction of Ultrasound and Contrast Agents -- 27 Contrast-Specific Instrumentation and Its Potential Applications -- 28 Bubble Destruction -- 29 Potential for Quantification -- 30 The Vascular Space -- 31 Tumor Imaging with Ultrasound Contrast -- 32 Tissue Perfusion and Enhancement on Gray-scale -- 33 Cardiac Applications -- 34 Targeting and Delivery of Drugs with Ultrasound Contrast Agents -- 35 Can the Presence of Contrast Media Promote Ultrasound Bioeffects? -- IV Radiopharmaceuticals (Nuclear Medicine) -- 36 Imaging Techniques and Existing Agents -- 37 New and Future Trends in Radiopharmaceuticals -- List of Contributors