title: Gadolinium-DTPA enhanced gradient echo magnetic resonance scans in first episode of psychosis and chronic schizophrenic patients.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Research Dept., Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, NY 11004.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Szymanski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ashtari
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zito
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Degreef
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bogerts
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lieberman
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA