New applications of MR contrast agents in neuroradiology.
Contrast enhancement has now become an integral part of MR imaging. In this paper, the current uses of contrast agents in MR imaging of both the head and spine are reviewed. In addition, new applications of contrast in MR imaging, including some more current and controversial, are also explored.
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Department of Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008578:Meninges / Q000473:pathology; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium