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Gadolinium-DTPA as a contrast agent in magnetic resonance imaging of the brain.

Abstract
One hundred patients with CT-proven intracranial disease have been studied by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before and after intravenous injection with Gadolinium-DTPA (Gd-DTPA), in order to assess the role and clinical efficacy of Gd-DTPA. T2-weighted spin echo sequences, although sensitive to the detection of intracranial disease, in general fail to differentiate macroscopic tumor from oedema. Following Gd-DTPA, T1-weighted spin echo sequences in primary tumours demonstrated a variable degree of contrast enhancement unrelated to histological type. Small tumours, especially acoustic neuromas and meningiomas in the posterior fossa, were rendered more conspicuous. Optimum time for scanning was between five and 25 min following injection for all lesions except those adjacent to normal enhancing structures such as nasal/sinus mucosa and pituitary gland when delayed scans up to 45 min were necessary. No differences were observed between the 0.1 and 0.2 mmol/kg Gd-DTPA concentrations used and no complications attributable to Gd-DTPA were detected. Clinical advantages of Gd-DTPA include shorter scan times, macroscopic tumour/oedema separation and improved detection of certain tumours, particularly acoustic neuromas.
AuthorsJ P Stack, N M Antoun, J P Jenkins, R Metcalfe, I Isherwood
JournalNeuroradiology (Neuroradiology) Vol. 30 Issue 2 Pg. 145-54 ( 1988) ISSN: 0028-3940 [Print] Germany
PMID3386808 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Pentetic Acid
  • Gadolinium DTPA
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Astrocytoma (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, pathology)
  • Brain Diseases (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, pathology)
  • Brain Neoplasms (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, pathology)
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Gadolinium DTPA
  • Glioma (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, pathology)
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (methods)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Pentetic Acid
  • Radiography

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