Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance urography: First experimental results with a polymeric gadolinium bloodpool agent

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 418-423

  Nolte Ernsting, Claus ^a   Adam, Gerhard ^a   Bücker, Arno ^a   Berges, Sven ^a   BjØrnerud, Atle ^b   Günther, Rolf W ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NYCOMED IMAGING AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bloodpool contrast agent; Contrast study; Function; Gadolinium; Kidney; Magnetic resonance studies; Magnetic resonance urography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; GADOLINIUM; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WIN 22181;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIURESIS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; URINARY EXCRETION; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 0030798751     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199707000-00008     Document Type: Article

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