High-resolution vascular imaging of the rat spine using liposomal blood pool MR agent

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-53

  Ghaghada, K B ^a,b   Bockhorst, K H J ^c   Mukundan Jr , S ^d,e   Annapragada, Ananth V ^b,f   Narayana, P A ^c  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Duke University   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; LIPOSOMAL GADOLINIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPINE; SPINE INJURY;

ANIMALS; AORTA; ARTERIES; ARTIFACTS; CONTRAST MEDIA; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; GADOLINIUM DTPA; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIPOSOMES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPINE; VEINS; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 33846427385     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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