Comparison of Gadomer-17 and Gd-DTPA in Image Quality of Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiographies Using Flow Phantom Model

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 413-419

  Jo, Byung June ^a   Chung, Tae Sub ^a,e   Lee, Myung Sik ^b   Joo, Jin Yang ^b   Ebert, Wolfgang ^c   Weinmann, Hanns Joachim ^c   Chien, Daisy ^d   Laub, Gerhard ^d  

^a Research Institute of Radiological Science   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^d SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carotid flow phantom; Gadolinium; Magnetic resonance angiography; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOMER 17; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PHANTOM;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032739140     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1999.40.5.413     Document Type: Article

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