Molecular MR imaging of human thrombi in a swine model of pulmonary embolism using a fibrin-specific contrast agent

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 586-595

  Spuentrup, Elmar ^a,f   Katoh, Marcus ^a   Buecker, Arno ^a   Fausten, Bernd ^a   Wiethoff, Andrea J ^b   Wildberger, Joachim E ^a   Haage, Patrick ^c   Parsons, Edward C ^b   Botnar, Rene M ^d,e   Graham, Philip B ^b   Vettelschoss, Manfred ^a   Günther, Rolf W ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b EPIX Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

^c HELIOS KLINIKUM WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

EP 2104R; GADOLINIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EX VIVO STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LUNG EMBOLISM; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWINE; THROMBUS;

EID: 34447338857     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLI.0b013e31804fa154     Document Type: Article

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