Gadolinium-DTPA in spinal disease.

Abstract

The use of paramagnetic contrast agents, in particular, gadolinium-DTPA, holds great promise for the MR evaluation of the spine. However, because of the lack of a previous model for intravenous contrast enhancement in the spine and because of some peculiarities of enhancement of spinal lesions, close attention must be paid to the appropriate uses of contrast in MR of the spine. Gadolinium-DTPA appears to be extremely useful in intradural extramedullary disease and intramedullary disease, but its use in extradural disease may best be restricted to certain specific clinical situations.

• Authors: G Sze
• Journal: Radiologic clinics of North America (Radiol Clin North Am) Vol. 26 Issue 5 Pg. 1009-24 (Sep 1988) ISSN: 0033-8389 [Print] United States
• PMID: 3420235 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Contrast Media
• Organometallic Compounds
• Pentetic Acid
• Gadolinium DTPA

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Contrast Media
• Female
• Gadolinium DTPA
• Humans
• Intervertebral Disc (pathology)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Organometallic Compounds
• Pentetic Acid
• Spinal Cord Diseases (diagnosis)
• Spinal Cord Neoplasms (diagnosis)
• Spinal Diseases (diagnosis)
• Spinal Neoplasms (diagnosis)