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  • Title: Time-of-flight MR angiography with Gd-DTPA hexamethylene diamine co-polymer blood pool contrast agent: comparison of enhanced MRA and conventional angiography for arterial stenosis induced in rabbits.
    Author: Bonk RT, Schmiedl UP, Yuan C, Nelson JA, Black CD, Ladd DL.
    Journal: J Magn Reson Imaging; 2000 Jun; 11(6):638-46. PubMed ID: 10862063.
    Abstract:
    Vascular stenoses were induced in the external iliac arteries of New Zealand white rabbits by a combination of hypercholesterolemic diet and repeat balloon injury. Two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) time-of-flight (TOF) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) was performed with a specifically designed phased array coil in a 1.5 T system. Enhancement with gadolinium-diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA) hexamethylene diamine co-polymer (Nycomed: NC 22181), a blood pool MR contrast agent, was measured after contrast administration and compared with pre-contrast images at the same levels. Vessel diameter measurements were obtained at multiple levels and compared with comparable levels on conventional angiograms of the same animals. Stable enhancement, averaging 227% above baseline, was observed with the 3D TOF MRA over the 40 minutes of this study. Enhancement was not observed with the 2D TOF technique. Measurement of the smallest vessels in this study with 3D TOF MRA was slightly improved following contrast enhancement, although both pre- and post-contrast diameter measurements tended to underestimate the assumed true vessel diameter. Thus, Gd-DTPA hexamethylene diamine co-polymer (Nycomed: NC 22181), a blood pool MR contrast agent, produces significant, stable enhancement with the 3D TOF technique and may improve MRA measurement of small vessels.
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