Three-dimensional MR pulmonary perfusion imaging and angiography with an injection of a new blood pool contrast agent B-22956/1

• Published in: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 425 - 432
• Main Authors: Zheng, Jie, Carr, James, Harris, Katherine, Saker, Mark B., Cavagna, Friedrich M., Maggioni, Fabio, Laub, Gerhard, Li, Debiao, Finn, J. Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.2001
• Subjects: angiography; Animals; Contrast Media; contrast-enhanced; Gadolinium; Heterocyclic Compounds; lung; Lung - anatomy & histology; Lung - physiology; Magnetic Resonance Angiography - methods; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; MRI; Organometallic Compounds; perfusion; Pulmonary Circulation - physiology; Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis; Swine

Initial evaluation of a new blood pool agent, B‐22956/1, for pulmonary imaging was performed in five domestic pigs with artificial embolism. Pre‐embolism 3D pulmonary perfusion images were first acquired by injecting an extravascular agent, gadoteridol. The pulmonary arteries of the pigs were then o...