Multiexponential T2-relaxation analysis in cerebrally damaged rats in the absence and presence of a gadolinium contrast agent

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1326-1332

  Lascialfari, Alessandro ^a   Zucca, I ^a   Asdente, M ^b   Cimino, M ^c   Guerrini, U ^b   Paoletti, R ^b   Tremoli, E ^b   Lorusso, V ^d   Sironi, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^d Bracco Imaging SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal models; Cerebral damage; Contrast agents; Multiexponential relaxation; T2

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; MOLECULES; RELAXATION TIME; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

ANIMAL MODEL; CEREBRAL DAMAGES; CONTRAST AGENT; GADOLINIUM CONTRAST AGENTS; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSIONS; MULTIEXPONENTIAL RELAXATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIZATION; PARAMAGNETIC CONTRASTS;

RATS;

GADOLINIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RAT; RELAXATION TIME; STANDARD; STROKE; ANIMAL; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTRAST MEDIA; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 19544376125     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.20481     Document Type: Article

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