In 1994 the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) set up a committee to consider the safety of the contrast media used for diagnostic imaging. Since then, the committee has questioned members, reviewed the literature, proposed guidelines, and discussed these proposals with participants at the annual symposia on urogenital radiology. This book represents the end result of this work. Each topic has been updated by individual members of the committee. The many different safety issues relating to the diverse contrast media: iodinated contrast media, barium contrast media, MR contrast media (both gadolinium-based extracellular and organ-specific) and ultrasound contrast media are comprehensively covered. The text includes chapters on the prevention and treatment of both acute and delayed non-renal adverse reactions as well as renal adverse reactions. Finally the official ESUR guidelines agreed upon by the whole committee are included. The book offers an invaluable, unique and unparalleled resource for safety issues related to contrast media.

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HENRIK S. THOMSEN

Born: April 29th 1953

M.D.: University of Copenhagen, June 1979

Dr. Med. (dissertation): University of Copenhagen November 1984

Certified Radiologist: April 1993 (National Health Authorities)

Consultant: April 1996, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev

Chair: January 2002-2008, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev

Professor: April 1999, Radiology, University of Copenhagen

Director: 2000, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen (renominated for 2007-2012)

Research: Author or co-author of approx. 340 manuscripts (original paper, reviews, book chapters) mainly dealing with radiological topics within the fields of uroradiology, muscleskeletal radiology, contrast media et c.

Editor: Member of the editorial board of 4 international journals (Abdominal Imaging, European Radiology, Academic Radiology, Acta Radiologica); has edited in cooperation with colleagues 8 books in English. Sole editor of one book: Contrast Media: Safety issues and ESUR Guidelines. Guest editor of two issues of Abdominal imaging (2003 & 2006).

Referee: European Journal of Radiology, Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigations, Acta Radiologica, Acta Oncologica, Current Opinion in Radiology (USA), Pharmacology & Toxicology, Investigative Radiology (USA), CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, Annals of Medicine, Academic Radiology (USA), Kidney International (USA), Journal of Clinical Ultrasonography (USA), British Journal of Radiology, European Radiology, Lancet, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, New England Journal of Medicine, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Has evaluated > 200 publications.

Advisor: Main advisor for 10 PhD-students

Evaluation: Dissertations and PhD on behalf of University of Copenhagen, University of Southern Denmark, University of Århus, University of Mamö.

Appointment (committee member) of professors and lecturers: University of California Los Angeles, University of Alabama Birmingham, University of Manchester, UK, University of Sheffield, UK, University of Copenhagen, Yale University.

Congresses: Member of organization and/or program committee at more than 20 international congresses and symposia (e.g. European Congress of Radiology, European Symposia on Urogenital Radiology, Radionuclides in Nephro-urology, Mangement in Radiology, Contrast Media Research)

ESUR Contrast Media Safety Committee: Chairman since 1996

ECR Evaluation Committee: Chairman 1993-2002

Committes: ECR Urogential 1995-2001

ECR Contrast Media 2007-2008

Management in Radiology 2003-

ISMRM Committee of NSF 2007-

ESMRMB Safety Committee 2007-

ESUR: Secretary 1990-1996

President-Elect 1996-1998

President 1998-2000

CMR: Convenor 2007-2009

Awards President's AWARD, Society for Uroradiology, September 1990, for best scientific presentation.

December 1990, Jytte Mommsen, født Købler's legat til fremme af den lægevidenskabelige forskning af nyresygdomme.

April 1992 Eyvind Mosekildes Rejselegat, Danish Society of Radiology

Price for cooperation with industry 2004, Copenhagen County

March 2004, Ulrik Brinch og hustru Marie Brinchs legat, (Technical University of Denmark).

Honorary member European Society of Urogenital Radiology

Pacific Northwestern Radiological Society

Member of: The Danish Society of Nephrology

The Danish Society of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine

Danish Society of Uroradiology

Danish Society for GCP ('Good ClinicalPractice')

Society of Uroradiology (USA)

Danish Society of Radiology

Radiological Society of North America (USA)

European Congress of Radiology (Austria)

European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology

Publications:

Thomsen HS, Bonnevie A, Thomsen G. ...

Inhalt
Classification and Terminology.- Off-Label Use of Medicines Legal Aspects.- Prevention of Acute Reactions.- Management of Acute Adverse Reactions to Contrast Media.- Late Adverse Reactions to Intravascular Iodinated Contrast Media.- Reducing the Risk of Contrast Medium Induced Nephropathy.- Dialysis and Contrast Media.- Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes and Contrast Media.- Iodinated and Gadolinium Contrast Media During Pregnancy and Lactation.- Effects on the Blood and Endothelium.- Effect of Iodinated Contrast Media on Thyroid Function.- Pulmonary Effects of Radiographic Contrast Media.- Phaeochromocytoma.- Contrast Media: Interactions with Other Drugs and Clinical Tests.- Contrast Medium Extravasation Injury.- Non-tissue Specific Extracellular MR Contrast Media.- Gadolinium Contrast Media for Radiographic Examinations.- Safety of MR Liver Specific Contrast Media.- Safety of Ultrasound Contrast Agents.- Barium Preparations: Safety Issues.