Kernspintomographische Diagnostik von Hirntumoren mit dem Kontrastmittel Gadolinium-DTPA

1 November 1984

journal article
research article
Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren

Vol. 141 (11) , 511-516
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1053181

Abstract

This study examines the effect of the NMR contrast medium gadolinium-DTPA on image contrast in cerebral tumours. Sixteen patients with space-occupying cerebral lesions were examined on a 0.35 Tesla superconducting scanner, using a T1-weighted spinecho sequence prior to and after the intravenous application of gadolinium-DTPA. In 8 patients T2-weighted spinecho-sequences were obtained before the administration of contrast. The tomograms were evaluated visually and according to quantitative criteria. The use of gadolinium-DTPA helps to evaluate the blood-brain barrier and improves diagnosis by differentiating tumour tissue from edema and from normal brain tissue.

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