Christoph de Haen

Gebundenes Buch

X-ray Contrast Agent Technology

A Revolutionary History

Beschreibung

This book documents the fascinating history of radiological techniques that use contrast agents. Such agents when used with Xrays allow clinicians to distinguish anatomical structures with nearly identical densities. Focus is on urological and angiographic uses of contrast agents.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 866g
• ISBN-13: 9781138351646
• ISBN-10: 1138351644
• Artikelnr.: 56493906