title: [Iron oxides as contrast agents for MRI of the liver].
abstract: Iron oxide particles are a potent class of MR contrast agents. Depending on their size and formulation, iron oxides are selectively taken up by the reticuloendothelial system or the hepatocytes. Experimental and clinical studies have shown that iron oxides can improve the detection and the characterization of liver tumors and can contribute to the detection of diffuse liver lesions. These tissue-specific MR contrast agents combine anatomic and functional information about liver lesions.
authors.affiliation: Département de Radiologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgique
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Van Beers
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pringot
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gallez
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media