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Total-body contrast-enhanced MRA on a short, wide-bore 1.5-T system: intra-individual comparison of Gd-BOPTA and Gd-DOTA

Rasmus, M. and Bremerich, J. and Egelhof, T. and Huegli, R. W. and Bongartz, G. and Bilecen, D.. (2008) Total-body contrast-enhanced MRA on a short, wide-bore 1.5-T system: intra-individual comparison of Gd-BOPTA and Gd-DOTA. European radiology, Vol. 18. pp. 2265-2273.

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Abstract

Total-body contrast-enhanced MRA (CE-MRA) provides information of the entire vascular system according to a odne-stop-shop approach. Short, wide-bore scanners have not yet been used for total-body CE-MRA, probably due to their restricted field of view in the z-direction. The purpose of this feasibility study is to introduce an image protocol for total-body MRA on a short, wide-bore system. The protocol includes five to six table-moving steps and two injection runs. Two pharmacologically different contrast materials (CM) were applied in ten healthy volunteers in view of possible CM-dependent influences on the protocol outcome (Gd-Bopta, Gd-Dota). Differences consisted of significantly higher CNR with Gd-Bopta with a mean of 73.8+/-38.7 versus 69.1+/-34.3 (p=0.008), significantly better arterial visualization values with Gd-Dota with a mean of 1.26+/-0.44 versus 1.53+/-0.73 (p=0.003) and a tendency to less venous overlay with Gd-Dota, mean 1.19+/-0.44 and 1.34+/-0.72, respectively (p=0.065) (two-tailed Wilcoxon matched-pairs test). Overall 94% of the steps were valued as qualitatively excellent or good. The good results with both CM suggest a transfer to further patient evaluation.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Querschnittsfächer (Klinik) > Radiologie USB
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Querschnittsfächer (Klinik) > Radiologie USB
03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Querschnittsfächer (Klinik) > Ehemalige Einheiten Querschnittsfächer (Klinik) > Medizinische Radiologie (Steinbrich)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Querschnittsfächer (Klinik) > Ehemalige Einheiten Querschnittsfächer (Klinik) > Medizinische Radiologie (Steinbrich)
UniBasel Contributors:Bongartz, Georg and Bremerich, Jens and Bilecen, Deniz and Hügli, Rolf
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Springer
ISSN:0938-7994
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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