Contrast enhanced high resolution MRI of cutaneous melanomas using Gd-DTPA and Gd-DTPA-polylysine: Experimental results

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-53

  Maurer J ^a   Knollmann, F D ^a   Veuskens, C ^a   Ebert, W ^b   Bauer, H ^b   Felix, R ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast medium; Gd DTPA; Gd DTPA polylysine; High resolution; Melanoma; MRI

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE POLYLYSINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MELANOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SKIN; THICKNESS; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0031881521     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.1998.tb00086.x     Document Type: Article

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