Published December 2015
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Journal article
Troubleshooting arterial-phase MR images of gadoxetate disodium-enhanced liver
Creators
- 1. Dept. of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
- 2. Dept. of Radiologyand Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco (United States)
- 3. Dept. of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan (China)
- 4. Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing (China)
- 5. Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei (China)
Description
Gadoxetate disodium is a widely used magnetic resonance (MR) contrast agent for liver MR imaging, and it provides both dynamic and hepatobiliary phase images. However, acquiring optimal arterial phase images at liver MR using gadoxetate disodium is more challenging than using conventional extracellular MR contrast agent because of the small volume administered, the gadolinium content of the agent, and the common occurrence of transient severe motion. In this article, we identify the challenges in obtaining high-quality arterial-phase images of gadoxetate disodium-enhanced liver MR imaging and present strategies for optimizing arterial-phase imaging based on the thorough review of recent research in this field
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Korean Journal of Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 16
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- 46 refs, 3 figs, 1 tab
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1207-1215
- ISSN
- 1229-6929
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Korea, Republic of
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 47085690
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ARTERIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; LIVER; NMR IMAGING; PATIENTS
- Descriptors DEC
- BLOOD VESSELS; BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GLANDS; ORGANS