In vitro study of relationship between signal intensity and gadolinium-DTPA concentration at high magnetic field strength

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 298-304

  Shahbazi Gahrouei, D ^a,d   Williams, M ^a   Allen, B J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Cancer Care   (Australia)

^d Shahrekord Univercity of Medical Sciences   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gd DTPA; Magnetic resonance imaging; Melanoma; Signal intensity

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; MELANOMA; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSMOLARITY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

BLOOD; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM DTPA; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MELANOMA; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0035434659     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2001.00924.x     Document Type: Article

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