Contrast Agents: Physical and Biological Basis

Peter Dawson, London, UK

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002337

Contrast agents occupy a pivotal position in the science and art of medical imaging. A medical image from whatever source must exhibit contrast to allow one part of the image to be differentiated from another. An agent that enhances contrast in an image is termed a contrast agent.

Keywords: medical imaging; enhancement; contrast; pharmacological agents

 References
    book Dawson P, Cosgrove DO and Grainger RG (eds) (1999) Textbook of Contrast Media. Oxford: ISIS Medical Media.
    book Miles K, Dawson P and Blomley M (eds) (1997) Functional Computed Tomography. Oxford: ISIS Medical Media.
    book Dawson P and Clauss W (eds) (1999) Contrast Media in Practice: Questions and Answers, 2nd edn. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
    book Ulrich K (1995) Successes and Failures in the Development of Contrast Media. Berlin: Blackwell Wissenschafts-Verlag.

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Dawson, Peter(Apr 2001) Contrast Agents: Physical and Biological Basis. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0002337]