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Contrast Media and the Central Nervous System

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Imaging of the Nervous System

Part of the book series: Clinical Medicine and the Nervous System ((CLIN.MED.NERV.))

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Abstract

The soft tissues of the body, including those of the central nervous system, are poorly demonstrated on plain X-ray films and the need for agents which would enhance these images was perceived in the very earliest days of radiology (Wallingford 1953; Bull 1961). The story of the development of such agents in fact constitutes a fascinating sub-plot in the history of the subject. The rapid post-war development of neurosurgical techniques was a powerful impetus for further improvements in the potential of neuroradiological imaging and had a significant influence on the development of safer contrast agents (Bull 1961).

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Dawson, P. (1990). Contrast Media and the Central Nervous System. In: Butler, P. (eds) Imaging of the Nervous System. Clinical Medicine and the Nervous System. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1637-0_12

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