First-Pass Whole-Body Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) Using the Blood-Pool Contrast Medium Gadofosveset Trisodium
- 1 September 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Investigative Radiology
- Vol. 42 (9) , 659-664
- https://doi.org/10.1097/rli.0b013e318063c635
Abstract
To evaluate gadofosveset trisodium for first-pass magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in the setting of whole-body MRA (WB-MRA). Forty patients were examined using either 10 mL gadofosveset trisodium (n = 20) or 30 mL gadopentetate dimeglumine (n = 20), followed by arterial-phase imaging of 4 consecutive anatomic regions. Signal intensity was measured in 2 vessels per region. Relative contrast values (RC) were calculated. Arterial contrast, venous overlay, and image quality were rated by 2 radiologists. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to test for significance. Compared with gadopentetate dimeglumine, gadofosveset trisodium enhanced imaging revealed higher RC values in 2 vessel regions, with the differences being significant in 3 of 4 vessel segments. Gadofosveset trisodium revealed lower RC values in 2 regions with significant differences in 2 segments. Qualitative evaluation revealed higher ratings for gadofosveset trisodium regarding all 3 criteria with significant differences in 2 regions. Gadofosveset trisodium serves well for first-pass imaging in WB-MRA.Keywords
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