Gadolinium-DTPA enhanced gradient echo magnetic resonance scans in first episode of psychosis and chronic schizophrenic patients.
Ten male schizophrenic patients underwent Gadolinium-DTPA (Gd-DTPA) enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to determine the utility of paramagnetic contrast agents in evaluating neuropathology. MR images enhanced by Gd-DTPA demonstrated no defect in the integrity of the blood-brain barrier.
Szymanski
S
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Psychiatry Research Dept., Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, NY 11004.
Ashtari
M
M
Zito
J
J
Degreef
G
G
Bogerts
B
B
Lieberman
J
J
D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier / Q000502:physiology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000473:pathology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA