title: Liver. III: Gadolinium-based hepatobiliary contrast agents (Gd-EOB-DTPA and Gd-BOPTA/Dimeg).
abstract: Gd-EOB-DTPA and Gd-BOPTA/Dimeg are two paramagnetic contrast agents that are unlikely ECF contrast agents but that are selectively taken up by hepatocytes and yield a selective enhancement of the liver parenchyma on T1-weighted images. Gd-EOB-DTPA yields hepatocellular specific uptake within the biliary excretion rate of 50% of the injected dose. Gd-BOPTA/Dimeg is taken up by hepatocytes in a small portion (2%-4%); however, its high relaxivity provides a significant and sustained increase of signal intensity of the normal liver. Both compounds have demonstrated a safe pharmacologic and toxicologic profile on preclinical evaluation and phase I clinical trials. Preliminary results demonstrate that these contrast agents may improve the MR imaging capability to detect focal liver lesions, with a dramatic and selective increase of liver signal-to-noise ratio and lesion-liver contrast-to-noise ratio. The wide imaging window, allowed by the sustained enhancement achieved after injection also provides flexibility in selecting an imaging sequence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center, Francesco Angelini, University of Ancona, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giovagnoni
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paci
mesh_terms: D017321:Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic; D017322:Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D012449:Safety
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C073590:gadolinium ethoxybenzyl DTPA; C064572:gadobenic acid; D008536:Meglumine; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA