Evaluation of the effects of intravascular MR contrast media (gadolinium dendrimer) on 3D time of flight magnetic resonance angiography of the body

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 305-310

  Bourne, Michael W ^a   Margerun, Larry ^b   Hylton, Nola ^c   Campion, Brian ^b   Lai, Jan Ji ^b   Derugin, Nikita ^a   Higgins, Charles B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Nycomed Salutar Inc   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Contrast media, blood pool; Contrast media, intravascular; MR angiography; MR contrast media

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; RABBITS;

EID: 0000111096     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880060209     Document Type: Article

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