title: [Breath-hold 3D MR urography with 2 ml Gd-DTPA injection].
abstract: Breath-hold gadolinium-enhanced 3D MR urography was performed in five healthy volunteers. Enhanced 3D fast gradient-echo with a spectral IR pulse sequence was used for depicting MR urography, which was obtained 5-10 minutes after the injection of 2 ml of gadopentate dimeglumine (0.013-0.02 mmol/kg). The urinary tract was depicted as a high-signal intensity area, and detectability of the non-dilated urinary tracts was superior to that of heavy T2-weighted images. At the same time, comparison between the urinary tract and vascular structure could be made using breath-hold contrast-enhanced 3D MR angiography with an additional Gd-DTPA injection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Obuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dembo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takizawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuniyasu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
chemical_list: D019786:Gadolinium DTPA