title: MRI of liver tumors using gadolinium-DOTA: prospective study comparing spin-echo long TR-te sequence and CT.
abstract: Thirty-nine patients with liver tumors were examined using MRI at 0.5 T before and after intravenous bolus injection of either 0.1 mmol/kg (n = 18) or 0.2 mmol/kg (n = 21) of Gadolinium-Dota, using spin-echo T1-and T2-weighted sequences before injections and spin-echo or gradient-echo sequences after injection. When contrast-to-noise (C/N) data were normalized relative to time, optimal mean C/N was observed after gadolinium injection. However, subjective study and case-by-case C/N measurement showed better contrast for SE 2000/60 and CT with injection in 62% and 42% of cases, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hôpital la Pitie, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Cuenod
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Bellin
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bousquet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duron
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Auberton
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Mazoyer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Khayat
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Opolon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grellet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C050823:gadolinium 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N,N',N'',N'''-tetraacetate