In vivo characterization of Gd(BME-DTTA), a myocardial MRI contrast agent: Tissue distribution of its MRI intensity enhancement, and its effect on heart function

NMR in Biomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-92

  Chu, Wen Jang ^a   Simor, Tamas ^a   Elgavish, Gabriel A ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac MRI; Gd(BME DTTA); MRI contrast agents

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; FERRET; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEART SCINTISCANNING; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLD; CONTRAST MEDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FERRETS; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HEART; HEART RATE; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIPOSOMES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MYOCARDIUM; PENTETIC ACID; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 0030824782     PISSN: 09523480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1492(199704)10:2<87::AID-NBM438>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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