Most schools of pharmacy do not cover the area of diagnostic imaging to any appreciable extent in the curriculum, so very few practicing pharmacists have a high level of comfort when dealing with issues relating to diagnostic imaging. Patients undergoing diagnostic imaging procedures may receive a variety of pharmaceutical interventional agents as part of the imaging procedure. Historically these pharmaceutical agents have been overseen by the radiology department rather than the pharmacy department. With recent changes in regulatory oversight of medication management and with increased emphasis by accreditation bodies, pharmacists are finding themselves in need of a better understanding of the policies, procedures, and use of pharmacologic agents in the diagnostic imaging arena.

Diagnostic Imaging for Pharmacists is the only diagnostic imaging reference written specifically for pharmacists. This easy-to-use resource will provide pharmacists and student pharmacists with a basic understanding of diagnostic imaging and the pharmaceuticals used as a part of the imaging process.

Key Features:

Focus on the pharmaceutical agents used in diagnostic imaging procedures • Basic information on each type of imaging modality – X-ray, MRI, Ultrasound, and Nuclear Medicine • Regulatory oversight in the diagnostic imaging area • Basic review of ionizing radiation • Review of radiation safety procedures

Preface

Diagnostic Imaging and the Role of the Pharmacist

Introduction to Ionizing Radiation

Review of Imaging Procedures Using X-Rays

Adjunct Agents Used in X-Ray Imaging: Contrast Media

Review of Imaging Procedures Using Ionizing Radiation:
Nuclear Medicine and PET Imaging

Radiopharmaceuticals Used in Nuclear Medicine

Radiopharmaceuticals Used in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging

Adjunct Agents Used in Nuclear Medicine Imaging: Non-Radioactive Pharmaceuticals

Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Adjunct Agents Used in Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Contrast Media

Review of Imaging Procedures Using Ultrasound

Adjunct Agents Used in Ultrasound Imaging: Contrast Media
Regulations Associated with the Use of Ionizing Radiation

Index

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