Molecular magnetic resonance imaging of pulmonary emboli with a fibrin-specific contrast agent

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 494-500

  Spuentrup, Elmar ^a   Katoh, Marcus ^b   Wiethoff, Andrea J ^b   Parsons Jr , Edward C ^b   Botnar, Rene M ^b   Mahnken, Andreas H ^b   Günther, Rolf W ^b   Buecker, Arno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Contrast; Embolism; Fibrin; Magnetic resonance imaging; Molecular imaging; Pulmonary vessel

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; EP 2104R; FIBRIN; GADOLINIUM CHELATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG EMBOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THROMBOEMBOLISM; WHOLE BODY SCANNER;

ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; LUNG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEPTIDES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 23644458152     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200503-379OC     Document Type: Article

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