{"product_id":"9780792387411","title":"Advances in X-Ray Contrast: Collected Papers","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAdvances in X-Ray Contrast: Collected Papers\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDawson, P.; Clauss, W.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor all that new non-X-ray technologies such as MR and  ultrasound and its various manifestations have made an enormous impact  in recent years on the practice of medical imaging, the use of X-rays  and X-ray contrast-enhancing agents has retained an important position  at the heart of the process. Indeed, with its frequent requirements  for high total dose regimes, CT has increased the use of contrast  agents. Even helical\/spiral CT which, it was initially argued, should  reduce contrast as well as radiation loads, may actually require just  as much or more of both because of the potential it offers for  multi-phase scanning. \u003cbr\u003e  Iodinated intravascular X-ray contrast agents, especially the more  recently developed non-ionic agents, continue therefore to play a  pivotal role in clinical imaging. \u003cbr\u003e  These succinct and authoritative articles, originally appearing in the  journal \u003cem\u003eAdvances in X-ray Contrast\u003c\/em\u003e, range sufficiently widely  for their compilation in this volume to be considered a mini-textbook  on the water-soluble iodinated X-ray contrast agents and their  applications. Each is written by an acknowledged and experienced  expert in the field. They usefully cover the developmental history of  the agents; defined risk factors, approaches to prophylaxis and,  ultimately, of the treatment of adverse reactions; the interesting  subject of supposed delayed reactions to contrast agents; the  important organ-specific toxicities, cardiac toxicity, neurotoxicity  and nephrotoxicity and high-dose toxicity as encountered in complex  procedures; the sometimes special circumstances and occasional extreme  conditions to which contrast agents may be exposed in Interventional  Radiology; the special, in several ways, case of paediatric radiology;  the controversial subject of thromboembolic phenomena in clinical  angiography; and the precise role of contrast agents. As regards the  practicalities of contrast administration regimes and imaging  protocols it isreally only in the area of CT that there is debate and  controversy, and articles are included which cover CT of the liver,  spleen and pancreas, and protocols for the new spiral\/helical  technology and even for the much less widely available electron-beam  CT technology visualization. Pulmonary embolus diagnosis and protocols  for contrast administration with this technology are also discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1998-05-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792387411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-3959-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 260cm x195cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 124\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44358476628108,"sku":"9780792387411","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792387411.jpg?v=1775756828","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792387411","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}