Christoph de Haen

X-ray Contrast Agent Technology (eBook, ePUB)

A Revolutionary History

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book documents the fascinating history of radiological techniques that use contrast agents. The text includes many of the fundamental documentary sources that bring to life the social and scientific background of the discoveries, the personalities of the discoverers, and implementation of new technologies. Such agents when used with X-rays allow clinicians to distinguish anatomical structures with nearly identical densities. Focus is on urological and angiographic uses of contrast agents.

Key selling features:

• Documents and thoroughly references the history of contrast agent development
• Reviews the priority and importance of patents
• Discusses the role that important individual scientists and leading research institutions have played in technology development and implementation

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429787225
• Artikelnr.: 56272692

Autorenporträt

Christoph de Haën, born September 9, 1940 in Switzerland, studied chemistry and

biology in Lausanne, Zurich, and Rome, earning a master's degree in chemistry

from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), followed by a PhD

in molecular biology at the same institution. After a postdoctoral fellowship in biochemistry

at the University of Washington, Seattle, he became research faculty at

the same institution, jointly appointed in the Departments of Medicine (Division of

Endocrinology and Metabolism) and Biochemistry. There he moved up the ranks to

Research Full Professor and Graduate Faculty. In mid-career he joined the Bracco

company, a worldwide active pharmaceutical corporation, headquartered in Milan,

Italy. There he held various leadership positions in global research and development,

including Head of the Milano Research Center and Scientific Advisor to the Bracco

Group of Companies. The principle field of activity was contrast agents for various

diagnostic imaging modalities. His publications span a wide variety of fields, including

social science ones. He retired in 2005 and lives in Switzerland.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Methodological Considerations
Historical and Sociological Perspectives
Technological Innovation
The Analytical Model of Technology Genesis and Shaping
Chapter 3 Assembly of a Technological Vision for X-Ray Contrast Agents
Chapter 4 Uro-Angiographic Contrast Agents-The Holy Grail
Technology Genesis Phase
History
From Sodium Iodide to Uro-selectan Sodium and Methiodal Sodium
Contrasting Historical Interpretations
The Dynamics of Technology Genesis
The Failure of One-Dimensional Reductionism
Technical Knowledge from Interference of Different Knowledge Cultures
Interference as Communication and Individuation of Knowledge.

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Chapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 2 Methodological Considerations, Historical and Sociological Perspectives, Technological Innovation, The Analytical Model of Technology Genesis and Shaping, Chapter 3 Assembly of a Technological Vision for X-Ray Contrast Agents, Chapter 4 Uro-Angiographic Contrast Agents-The Holy Grail, Technology Genesis Phase, History, From Sodium Iodide to Uro-selectan Sodium and Methiodal Sodium, Contrasting Historical Interpretations, The Dynamics of Technology Genesis, The Failure of One-Dimensional Reductionism, Technical Knowledge from Interference of Different Knowledge Cultures, Interference as Communication and Individuation of Knowledge.

Rezensionen

"This book, written by the eminent chemist and former scientific adviser to Bracco, covers the history of x-ray contrast agents concentrating primarily on uroangiographic agents. The contributions of the giants in this field, such as Lichtenberg, Swick and of course Almen, are covered in considerable depth." - Dr. Arpan K Banerjee, past chair and trustee, British Society for the History of Radiology