title: Contrast agents for MR imaging of the liver: a clinical overview.
abstract: Different contrast agents have been clinically used in MR imaging of the liver including extracellular gadolinium chelates, contrast agents targeted to the macrophage-monocytic phagocytic system (MMPS), hepatobiliary contrast agents, and blood-pool contrast agents. Extracellular gadolinium chelates are optimally used for characterization of focal hepatic lesions, whereas hepatobiliary and MMPS-targeted contrast agents are optimally used for detection and preoperative evaluation. The present review portrays these contrast agents and discusses their advantages and shortcomings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Charité Medical School, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Mahfouz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hamm
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taupitz
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media