Product Description

There has been a huge increase in the use of MRI and contrast agents in medicine in recent years as evidenced by a big increase in the number of hospitals with MRI machines and the ever–increasing number of examinations using contrast agents. Contrast agents have revolutionized the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in medical diagnostics, allowing doctors to distinguish between normal and abnormal tissues and ultimately improving prognosis for the patient.
This monograph covers all aspects of production, use, operating mechanisms and theory of these diagnostic agents, used to produce high contrast images in MRI. It will therefore be unique resource for what is currently a very active domain of research both in universities and in industry.
The Chemistry of Contrast Agents in Medical Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a comprehensive treatise:
∗ written by the most active scientists in the field of contrast agents for medical MRI – from both university and industrial backgrounds
∗ covering the topic from every angle from synthesis to safety considerations
∗ invaluable to physicists, chemists, biologists as well as physicians
∗ the first in–depth coverage of this topic

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1609033 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 484 pages

Review
"...attempts, for the first time, to review the whole spectrum of involved chemical disciplines in this technique..." (Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 124, No. 5, 2002)

"...well balanced in its scope and attention to detail...a valuable addition to the library of MR scientists..." (NMR in Biomedicine, Vol 17(4), June 2004)

Review
"...attempts, for the first time, to review the whole spectrum of involved chemical disciplines in this technique..." (Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 124, No. 5, 2002)

"...well balanced in its scope and attention to detail...a valuable addition to the library of MR scientists..." (NMR in Biomedicine, Vol 17(4), June 2004)

From the Back Cover
There has been a huge increase in the use of MRI and contrast agents in medicine in recent years as evidenced by a big increase in the number of hospitals with MRI machines and the ever–increasing number of examinations using contrast agents. Contrast agents have revolutionized the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in medical diagnostics, allowing doctors to distinguish between normal and abnormal tissues and ultimately improving prognosis for the patient.

This monograph covers all aspects of production, use, operating mechanisms and theory of these diagnostic agents, used to produce high contrast images in MRI. It will therefore be a unique resource for what is currently a very active domain of research both in universities and in industry.

The Chemistry of Contrast Agents in Medical Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a comprehensive treatise:
∗ written by the most active scientists in the field of contrast agents for medical MRI – from both university and industrial backgrounds
∗ covering the topic from every angle from synthesis to safety considerations
∗ invaluable to physicists, chemists, biologists as well as physicians
∗ the first in–depth coverage of this topic