Contrast media and the brain. The basis of CT and MR imaging enhancement.
Blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and extracellular fluid of the parenchyma form the fluid compartments of the brain with three interfaces between--the blood-brain interface, the CSF-brain interface, and the blood-CSF interface. These and other issues are discussed in this article.
Sage
M R
MR
Department of Medical Imaging, Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, South Australia.
Wilson
A J
AJ
Scroop
R
R
D001769:Blood; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003287:Contrast Media; D005110:Extracellular Space; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007455:Iodine; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media; D007455:Iodine