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Influence of Contrast Media on Organs and Vessels

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Contrast Media in Practice

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Three factors are usually cited as involved in CM toxicity, namely hyperosmolality, chemotoxicity and charge, although strictly speaking charge should be incorporated under the heading “chemotoxicity” since it forms part of that phenomenon.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK

    Peter Dawson

  2. Klinische Entwicklung Diagnostika, Schering AG, D-13324, Berlin, UK

    Wolfram Clauss

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Dawson, P. et al. (1999). Influence of Contrast Media on Organs and Vessels. In: Dawson, P., Clauss, W. (eds) Contrast Media in Practice. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59957-6_3

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