Diagnostic Imaging for Pharmacists

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 accreditation bodies’ increased emphasis on the subject, 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 of pharmaceuticals used as a part of the imaging process.

Key Features
• Focuses on the pharmaceutical agents used in diagnostic imaging procedures.
• Provides basic information on each type of imaging modality—X-Ray, MRI, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine.
• Covers regulatory oversight in the diagnostic imaging area.
• Provides a basic review of ionizing radiation.
• Reviews radiation safety procedures.

Table of Contents
• 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