Trends in Contrast Media

This book aims to provide a different approach to contrast media, which are considered primarily from the point of view of the radiologist. Iodinated contrast media and the agents used in MRI and ultrasonography are comprehensively discussed, and a final section considers the role of contrast media in nuclear medicine. All of the authors are recognized experts in the field.

A different approach to contrast media, mainly seen from the point of view of the radiologist Update on iodinated MR and ultrasound contrast media together with a historical overview Handbook on contrast media

Inhalt
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.