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Physicochemical properties of water-soluble contrast media

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The most important physicochemical properties of water-soluble, iodinated CM are their solubility, the viscosity and osmolality of the solutions, the lipophilic or hydrophilic properties of the iodine-containing molecule and the electrical charge (table 6).

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Speck, U. (1991). Physicochemical properties of water-soluble contrast media. In: Speck, U. (eds) X-Ray Contrast Media. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02709-7_3

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