title: Gadolinium-DTPA enhancement of VX-2 carcinoma of the rabbit kidney on T1 weighted magnetic resonance images.
abstract: Experimental renal carcinoma was induced by percutaneous injection of VX-2 carcinoma cells into the left kidney in New Zealand white rabbits. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed at 0.15 T before and after intravenous injection of 0.3 mmol gadolinium-DTPA (Gd-DTPA) per kg body weight. Gd-DTPA enhanced the tumors by increasing the signal intensity on T1 weighted images. The enhancement was evident immediately after Gd-DTPA injection, increasing during the observation time of 30 minutes. Histologically the areas of enhancement corresponded well to the viable tumor tissue.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000175:diagnosis; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA