Gd-DTPA Enhanced MRI of Reactive Hematopoietic Regions in Marrow

1 March 1994

journal article
Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Vol. 18 (2) , 214-217
https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-199403000-00008

Abstract

The purpose of this report was to study the contrast enhancement of reactive hematopoietic regions in bone marrow on Gd-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) enhanced MRI.We compared the contrast enhancement of reactive hematopoietic regions in the marrow of patients with aplastic anemia and drug-induced pancytopenia and that of normal bone marrow on Gd-DTPA enhanced MRI.The reactive hematopoietic marrow observed in aplastic anemia of moderate grade and drug-induced pancytopenia markedly enhanced after Gd-DTPA administration; normoplastic marrow showed no enhancement.Gd-DTPA enhanced MRI was useful in detecting the reactive hematopoietic regions in bone marrow.

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