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INVESTIGATIVE RADIOLOGY
卷 39, 期 9, 页码 546-553出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/01.rli.0000133944.30119.cc
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magnetic resonance imaging; contrast media; experimental studies; iron oxide particles; vascular imaging
Rationale and Objectives: VSOP-C184 at a dose of 0.045 mmol Fe/kg has been shown to be an efficient blood pool contrast medium for equilibrium magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) that can be administered as a bolus. The present study was performed to determine whether VSCP-C184 is also suitable for first-pass MRA. Materials and Methods: Fifteen MRA examinations at 1.5 T were performed in minipigs using a fast 3D fast low-angle shot (FLASH) sequence (repetition time = 4.5 ms, echo time = 1.7 ms, excitation angle = 25degrees, matrix 256, body phased-array coil). The citrate-stabilized iron oxide preparation VSOP-C184 was investigated (total particle diameter: 7.0 +/- 0.15 nm; core size: 4 nm) and compared with gadopentetate dimeglumine (Gd-DTPA). The following doses were tested: VSOP-C184: 0.015, 0.025, and 0.035 mmol Fe/kg,Gd-DTPA: 0.1 and 0.2 mmol Gd/kg; n = 3 examinations/dose. Data were analyzed quantitatively (signal enhancement (ENH) and vessel edge definition (VED)) and qualitatively. Results: First-pass MRA using the 3 doses of VSOP-C184 yielded the following ENH: aorta: 9.4 +/- 2.6; 12.31 +/- 1.2; 16.53 +/- 1.7; renal arteries: 7.6 +/- 2.2; 9.9 +/- 1.0; 13.2 +/- 0.5. The values for the 2 doses of Gd-DTPA were aorta: 12.9 +/- 1.0; 16.8 +/- 2.2; renal arteries: 11.2 +/- 1.23; 11.3 +/- 1.7. VED for the 3 doses of VSOP-C184 was aorta: 106.3 +/- 31.0; 135.3 +/- 58.8; 141.3 +/- 71.0; renal arteries: 102.2 +/- 24.3; 146.8 +/- 63.0; 126.9 +/- 37.6 and for the 2 doses of Gd-DTPA, aorta: 157.2 +/- 47.8; 164.2 +/- 36.8; renal arteries: 165.9 +/- 30.4; 170.3 +/- 38.2 respectively. The differences between VSOP-C184 and Gd-DTPA are clinically not relevant and statistically not significant (p greater than or equal to .05). Qualitative evaluation of image quality, contrast, and delineation of vessels showed the results obtained with VSOP-C184 at doses of 0.025 and 0.035 mmol Fe/kg to be similar to those of Gd-DTPA at 0.1 and 0.2 mmol Gd/kg. Conclusion: VSOP-C184 is suitable for first-pass MRA at doses of 0.025 and 0.035 mmol Fe/kg and thus, in addition to its blood pool characteristics, allows for selective visualization of the arteries without interfering venous signal.
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