title: Enhancements in hepatobiliary imaging: the spectrum of gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid usages in hepatobiliary magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA) is a unique hepatocyte-specific contrast agent approved for clinical use in the United States in 2008. Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MR has shown to improve detection and characterization of hepatic lesions. Gd-EOB-DTPA is now being routinely used in daily clinical practice worldwide. Therefore, it is important for radiologists to be familiar with the potential uses and pitfalls of Gd-EOB-DTPA, which extends beyond the assessment of focal hepatic lesions. The purpose of this article is to review the various usages of Gd-EOB-DTPA in hepatobiliary MR imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 757 Westwood Plaza Rm 1921H, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA. schannua@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Channual
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 14445 Olive View Drive, Sylmar, CA, 91342, USA.
authors.forename: Anokh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pahwa
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 757 Westwood Plaza Rm 1921H, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiological Sciences, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 757 Westwood Plaza Rm 1921H, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Steven S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Raman
mesh_terms: D001649:Bile Duct Diseases; D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; C060068:diethylenetriaminetetraacetic acid; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA
keywords: Gd-EOB-DTPA; Hepatobiliary contrast agents; Magnetic resonance imaging