title: Contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: The author gives a brief overview of the basic mechanisms of action of contrast enhancing agents in MR imaging and discusses agents currently available, and agents soon to be available, under the classification: extra-cellular fluid space marker agents, hepatobiliary agents and oral agents. Likely future developments in these and other areas are briefly surveyed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hammersmith Hospital/Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dawson
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media