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Contrast Media

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. Ulrich Speck

    1. Berlin, Germany

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-7
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  2. Introduction

    • Ulrich Speck
    Pages 8-9

  3. General Principles of X-ray Contrast Media

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    Pages 10-11

  4. Structure and Properties of X-ray Contrast Media

    • Ulrich Speck
    Pages 13-25

  5. Physicochemical Properties of Water-Soluble Contrast Media

    • Ulrich Speck
    Pages 26-30

  6. Possible Uses of X-ray Contrast Media

    • Ulrich Speck
    Pages 31-36

  7. Pharmaceutical Product Quality

    • Ulrich Speck
    Pages 37-58

  8. Interactions

    • Ulrich Speck
    Pages 59-65

  9. Risks of Contrast Media Use

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    Pages 66-79

  10. Drugs and Measures for the Treatment of a Contrast Medium Reaction

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    Pages 80-83

  11. Special Characteristics of the Contrast Media for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    • Ulrich Speck
    Pages 84-101

  12. Special Characteristics of the Contrast Media for Ultrasound

    • Ulrich Speck
    Pages 102-117

  13. Further Development of Contrast Media

    • Ulrich Speck
    Pages 118-120

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 121-139
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Contrast media in diagnostic imaging 8 Visualization of functions 8 • Morphology 9 • General principles of X-ray contrast media 10 13 Structure and properties of X-ray contrast media Barium sulfate 13 Water-soluble contrast media 14 Chemical structure, biological behavior and use 14 • Conventional, highly hypertonic contrast media 15 • Low-osmolar contrast media, especially non ionic substances 15 • Nonionic contrast media 16 Osmolality and side effects caused by hypertonicity 18 Ionic contrast media 20 21 Contrast media for intravenous cholegraphy • Contrast media for oral cholegraphy 22 • Cations 23 • Synthesis of water-soluble contrast media 25 • Physicochemical properties of water-soluble contrast media 26 26 Water solubility ViscositylTemperature 26 27 Osmolality Hydrophilia/Lipophilia 28 Electrical charge 29 29 Others Possible uses of X-ray contrast media 31 Principles of opacification 31 Pharmaceutical product quality 37 37 Practical information at a glance Purity of the active ingredient, by-and degradation products 38 Formulations 40 5 Additives 40 Microbiological quality of the finished product 42 • Production under controlled environmental conditions 42 • Production process 44 • Sterile filtration, ultrafiltration and sterilization 46 • Sterility test 47 • Test for pyrogens 47 Preservation of product quality in hospitals and practices 48 • Stability in long-term storage and at different temperatures 49 • Sensitivity to irradiation and light; white glass, brown glass, UV-protective foil 50 • Tests for contamination with particles 52 • Risks of microbial contamination 54 • Transferring the contrast medium to sterile containers, disposable syringes, automatic injectors 55

Editors and Affiliations

  • Berlin, Germany

    Ulrich Speck

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Contrast Media

  • Editors: Ulrich Speck

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85995-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-85995-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 139

  • Topics: Imaging / Radiology, Urology, Pharmacology/Toxicology

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