In 1994 the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) set up a committee to consider the safety of the contrast media used in radiology departments. 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 hard work. It contains all of the agreed guidelines, updated when necessary, and thereby comprehensively covers the many different safety issues relating to the diverse contrast media: barium contrast media, iodinated contrast media, MR contrast media (both gadolinium-based extracellular and organ-specific) and ultrasound contrast media. The prevention and treatment of both acute and delayed non-renal adverse reactions as well as the renal adverse reactions are covered in detail. The inclusion of all the ESUR guidelines within one book will offer an invaluable, unique and unparalleled resource.

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HENRIK S. THOMSEN

Born: April 29 th 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