Magnetic resonance imaging of pulmonary ventilation: Initial experiences with a gadolinium-DTPA-based aerosol

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 797-801

  Misselwitz, Bernd ^a   Mühler, Andreas ^a,b   Heinzelmann, Ines ^a   Böck, Johannes C ^c   Weinmann, Hanns Joachim ^a  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^b Berlex Laboratories   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Experimental studies; Gadolinium; Gadolinium DTPA aerosol; Lung; Magnetic resonance contrast agents; Ventilation imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; LUTROL F68; MANNITOL; POLOXAMER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG VENTILATION; NEBULIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0345627981     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199712000-00010     Document Type: Article

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