Contrast Media Safety Issues and ESUR Guidelines
In 1994 the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) set up a committee to consider the safety of the contrast media used for diagnostic imaging. Since then, the committee has questioned members, reviewed the literature, proposed guidelines, and di
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MEDICAL RADIOLOGY
Diagnostic Imaging Editors: A. L. Baert, Leuven K. Sartor, Heidelberg
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H. S. Thomsen (Ed.)
Contrast Media Safety Issues and ESUR Guidelines With Contributions by P. Aspelin · M.-F. Bellin · R. W. F. Geenen · J. Å. Jakobsen · G. P. Krestin · S. K. Morcos · R. Oyen J. M. Raine · F. Stacul · H. S. Thomsen · A. J. van der Molen · J. A. W. Webb
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A. L. Baert With 2 Figures and 27 Tables
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Henrik S. Thomsen, MD Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology 54E2 Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev Herlev Ringvej 75 DK-2730 Herlev Denmark
Medical Radiology · Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology Series Editors: A. L. Baert · L. W. Brady · H.-P. Heilmann · M. Molls · K. Sartor Continuation of Handbuch der medizinischen Radiologie Encyclopedia of Medical Radiology
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For more than 10 years the ESUR contrast media safety committee has been providing radiologists with the latest information and updates on the adverse effects and risks of contrast media. The recommendations and guidelines from this committee have generated great interest and are now universally recognized for their high scientific value. They are based on solid scientific research, objective data and comprehensive, independent literature analysis. The long-standing and extensive personal clinical expertise of each of the committee members constitute the base for authoritative statem
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