Gd-DTPA relaxivity depends on macromolecular content

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 665-667

  Stanisz, Greg J ^a,b   Henkelman, R Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contrast mechanisms; Gd DTPA; Gd DTPA enhanced MRI; Quantitative MRI; Relaxivity

Indexed keywords

MACROMOLECULES; TISSUE;

CONTRAST MECHANISM; EXTRACELLULAR COMPARTMENTS; GD-DTPA; MODEL SYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE MRIS; RELAXIVITY;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

AGAR; EGG WHITE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; PROTON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; MACROMOLECULE; MILK; MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POWDER; RELAXATION TIME;

EID: 0033766487     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1522-2594(200011)44:5<665::AID-MRM1>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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