Contrast Media in Radiology: Appraisal and Prospects

Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Contrast Material Reactors: Pathogenicity and Clinical Aspects in 1981....Pages 3-6
Risk Factors for Adverse Reactions in Intravenous Urography....Pages 7-10
Prevention of Shocks Induced by Intravenous Urography....Pages 11-13
Adverse Reactions to Intravenous Contrast Media in Urography — Results of a National Survey....Pages 14-15
Allergy to Radiographic Contrast Media: Accumulated Evidence for Antibody-mediated Human Toxicity and a New Animal Model....Pages 16-19
Immunobiological Effects of Contrast Media with Special Reference to “Nonsequential Activation” of Complement....Pages 20-24
Contrast Media and Immediate Hypersensitivity....Pages 25-27
Iodinated Contrast Agents: Effect on ATP: Creatine N-Phosphotransferase Isoenzymes in the Arterial Wall....Pages 28-30
The Effect of Radiographic Iodized Contrast Media on Coagulation, Fibrinolysis, and Complement System....Pages 31-39
In Vivo and in Vitro Modifications of Platelet Aggregation and Release of ATP by Ionic and Nonionic Contrast Media Used in Angiography....Pages 40-43
Toxicity of New Contrast Media in Cell Cultures....Pages 44-48
Effects of Contrast Media on Cell Cultures....Pages 49-51
The Comparative Effect of Ionic and Nonionic Contrast Media on the Sickling Phenomenon....Pages 52-53
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Considerations of Pathogenicity and Clinical Aspects of Contrast Media Toxicity on the Heart in 1981....Pages 59-69
Effects on Cardiac Function of Contrast Media Used in Angiography: An Experimental Study....Pages 70-75
Comparison of Iopamidol, Ioxaglate, and Diatrizoate During Coronary Angiography in Dogs....Pages 76-78
Effects of Iohexol on Heart Functions During Coronary Arteriography in Dogs....Pages 79-79
The Importance of Electrolyte Shifts and Calcium Binding on Cardiotoxicity of Contrast Media....Pages 80-83
Regional Myocardial Hemodynamic and Metabolic Effects of Ionic and Nonionic Contrast Media in the Normal and Ischemic State....Pages 84-90
Modifications in Coronary Flow After Injection of Contrast Media....Pages 91-91
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Changes in Left Ventricular Preload and Afterload Induced by Coronary Angiography: Influence of Contrast Medium Osmolality....Pages 92-97
Influence of Ioxaglic Acid on Hemoglobin Affinity During Selective Coronarography....Pages 98-100
The Use of Amipaque in Pediatric Angiocardiography....Pages 101-103
Comparative Study in Small Infants of the Hemodynamic Effects of Ioxaglate and Diatrizoate Contrast Media in Left Ventriculography....Pages 104-107
A Comparison Between the New Low Osmolality Contrast Agent, Hexabrix, and a Conventional One....Pages 108-110
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The Neurotoxicity of Water-soluble Contrast Media: Actual Concepts and Future....Pages 115-122
A Nonionic, Isotonic Dimer Iotrol: A New Contrast Medium for the Intrathecal Space. A Review of Pharmacological Evaluation....Pages 123-128
Excretion of Aqueous Contrast Media From the Subarachnoid Space of Primates....Pages 129-133
Experimental Model of Neurotoxicity Study of Water-soluble Contrast Media....Pages 134-140
Immediate and Delayed Neurotoxicity of Newly Synthesized Contrast Media Demonstrated by EEG Sequential Analysis....Pages 141-148
The Effect of Myelographic Contrast Media on the Arachnoid....Pages 149-153
Comparative Experimental Study of Contrast Media in Neuroradiology....Pages 154-158
Changes in the Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure After Intrathecal Injection of Contrast Media in Rabbits....Pages 159-163
Adverse Effects From Contrast Media: Preliminary Results Obtained with an Experimental Model....Pages 164-168
First Round Table: Concluding Remarks....Pages 169-169
The Stream of Metrizamide in the Subarachnoid Spaces in Relation to Adverse Effects of Cisternography....Pages 170-173
Use of the New Hydrosoluble Contrast Materials (Metrizamide and Iopamidol) in Tomodensitometric Exploration of the Subarachnoid Spaces and Cisterns....Pages 174-174
Adverse Reactions to Myelography with Metrizamide in Children....Pages 175-178
Iopamidol, a New Nonionic Contrast Medium for Myelography and Sacculoradiculography: A Review of 800 Cases....Pages 179-181
Ioglunide: A New Contrast Medium for Myelography and Cisternography (Animal Experiments and Preliminary Clinical Experience)....Pages 182-187
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Second Round Table: Discussion....Pages 188-188
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Kidney: Pharmacology of Contrast Media....Pages 191-194
Nephrotoxicity of Uroangiographic Contrast Media....Pages 195-200
The Urinary Concentration of Urographic Radiocontrast Drugs: The Role of Sodium Chloride Excretion and Free-Water-Production....Pages 201-206
Variations of Urinary Sodium Concentration After Contrast Media with Different Osmolality....Pages 207-210
Nephrotoxicity of Iodinated Contrast Media: A Preliminary Report on Five Compounds Used for Urography....Pages 211-214
Acute Renal Failure Initiated by Contrast Media....Pages 215-217
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The Effect of X-ray Contrast Media on the Endothelium of the Aorta and Vena Cava in Rats....Pages 223-226
Rapid Injection of a Cold Water-soluble Triiodide for Cardiovascular Investigation. Physicochemical Basis, Injection Technique, Tolerance, Prospects of Utilization....Pages 227-230
Comparison of Hexabrix and Urografin in the Study of Postphlebographic Thrombotic Side Effects....Pages 231-232
Effects of Contrast Material on Blood Volume....Pages 233-236
Labeling of Embolizing Substances with Contrast Agents....Pages 237-240
Contrast Media in Arthrography. Experimental Study....Pages 241-243
Iodinated Compound and Thyroid Status....Pages 244-250
Binding of Contrast Media to Human Prealbumin: Another Cause of Thyroid Hormonal Disorder....Pages 251-253
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Angiography in Lower Extremities with New Contrast Media: Review of Double-blind Studies....Pages 257-264
Patient Reactions During Hexabrix, Iopamidol and Conray Angiography....Pages 265-268
Experience of Cerebral Arteriography with Iopamidol: Clinical Data....Pages 269-273
Painless Angiography with Newer Contrast Media....Pages 274-275
Hemodynamic Changes During Aortic Arch Angiography. A Comparative Study Using Two Contrast Media: Telebrix 30 (Ioxitalamate) and Hexabrix (Ioxaglate)....Pages 276-278
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B 15 000: A Nonionic Contrast Medium in Peripheral Angiography....Pages 279-279
First Part: Discussion....Pages 280-280
Compared Effects on Various Blood Parameters of Iopamidol and Iodamide in Man During Infusion Urography....Pages 281-284
Conventional Versus Low Osmolality Nonionic and Dimeric Intravenous Contrast Media: Noninvasive Evaluation of Hemodynamic Effects....Pages 285-287
Comparative Study of the Effects to Two Contrast Media of Different Osmolarity on Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Lung Function....Pages 288-290
Synergism of Radiographic Contrast Media and X-Irradiation....Pages 291-291
Design and Synthesis of New Compounds for Hepatobiliary Imaging....Pages 292-294
Comparative Double-blind Study of Three Different Oral Contrast Media in Cholecystography....Pages 295-298
Can We Improve Cholecystography? A Multiple Factor Experiment....Pages 299-301
Choice of Radiologic Contrast Medium: The Medico-legal Point of View....Pages 302-303
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Optimal Contrast Media for CT: Ionic or Nonionic, Monomer or Dimer?....Pages 307-310
The Value of Nonionic Contrast Media in CT....Pages 311-313
Comparison of Contrast Enhancement Pharmacokinetics of Contrast Media in Clinical Patients....Pages 314-318
Contrast Materials and the Liver: Application to Scanography X....Pages 319-319
Water-soluble Contrast Agents for Computed Tomography of the Liver: Experimental Studies in Dog....Pages 320-323
Contrast Enhancement Pharmacokinetics of Ionic and Nonionic Contrast Agents....Pages 324-326
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Futurology of Contrast Media: A Partially Warranted Prophecy....Pages 329-334
Two New Classes of Low-Osmotic Contrast Agents: Triiodinated Cations and Nonionic Dimers....Pages 335-339
Experiences of Dimeric and Polymeric Contrast Agents....Pages 340-343
Corporeal Distribution of Iodinated Lipid Emulsions in Terms of Particle Size....Pages 344-347
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Contrast Media for Long-term (Blood Pool) Opacification of the Vascular System....Pages 348-350
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