Textbook of Contrast Media

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