title: [The clinical value of Mn-DPDP: a new paramagnetic hepatobiliary contrast medium for magnetic resonance tomography of the liver].
abstract: In an open prospective study the tolerance and diagnostic value of the new hepatobiliary contrast agent Mn-DPDP in MR imaging was evaluated in 20 patients suspected of having focal liver lesions. T1- and T2-weighted spin-echo sequences and T1-weighted gradient-echo sequences were obtained before and after intravenous application of Mn-DPDP. In all patients the signal to noise (S/N) values of normal liver tissue increased significantly after application of Mn-DPDP. All focal lesions could be better localized and differentiated due to increased contrast to noise ratios of lesion to liver. Pathological examination revealed in 14 patients malignant and in 5 patients benign liver lesions; one patient had no pathological findings. In metastatic disease of the liver 25-120% more lesions could be detected in MRI after Mn-DPDP-application, compared with the unenhanced images. In 5 patients the lesions showed significant enhancement of Mn-DPDP (2 cirrhotic nodules, 2 hepatocellular carcinomas, 1 focal nodular hyperplasia). Our preliminary results indicate that Mn-DPDP is a well-tolerated contrast agent useful for the detection and differentiation of liver lesions in MR imaging.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Klinik, Universität München.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Vogl
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hamm
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schnell
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eibl-Eibesfeldt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lissner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008345:Manganese; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011732:Pyridoxal Phosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D008345:Manganese; D011732:Pyridoxal Phosphate; D004492:Edetic Acid; C060076:N,N'-bis(pyridoxal-5-phosphate)ethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetic acid
vernacular_title: Klinische Wertigkeit von Mn-DPDP: neues paramagnetisches hepatobiliäres Kontrastmittel für die Magnetresonanztomographie der Leber.