In Vivo Observation of Dynamic Perilymph Formation Using 4.7 T MRI with Gadolinium as a Tracer

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 910-915

  Zou, Jing ^a,b   Pyykkö, Ilmari ^a   Counter, S Allen ^c   Klason, Tomas ^b   Bretlau, Poul ^d   Bjelke, Börje ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Cochlea; Contrast agent; Gadolinium; MRI; Perilymph; Vasculature

Indexed keywords

GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM; TRACER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COCHLEA; COCHLEA AQUEDUCT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATION; PERILYMPH; PERILYMPH FORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; COCHLEA; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FOURTH VENTRICLE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; GUINEA PIGS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PERILYMPH;

EID: 0242351926     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480310000548     Document Type: Article

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