MR imaging contrast agents—what's in a name?

DG Mitchell - Journal of magnetic resonance imaging, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this brief review is to reduce the confusion surrounding the nomenclature of
MRI contrast agents. There are several different categories of contrast agents for potential …

Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of small intestinal Crohn's disease

NC Gourtsoyiannis, N Papanikolaou… - Best Practice & Research …, 2006 - Elsevier
Imaging evaluation in patients with Crohn's disease is based on morphological
abnormalities, traditionally disclosed by barium studies including conventional enteroclysis …

Image artifacts on prostate diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging: trade-offs at 1.5 Tesla and 3.0 Tesla

Y Mazaheri, HA Vargas, G Nyman, O Akin, H Hricak - Academic radiology, 2013 - Elsevier
Rationale and Objectives To identify the presence and extent of artifacts in prostate diffusion-
weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) and discuss tradeoffs between imaging at …

MR enteroclysis protocol optimization: comparison between 3D FLASH with fat saturation after intravenous gadolinium injection and true FISP sequences

N Gourtsoyiannis, N Papanikolaou, J Grammatikakis… - European …, 2001 - Springer
The aim of this study was to introduce the true fast imaging with steady-state precession
(FISP) sequence for MR enteroclysis and compare it with the already used T1-weighted fast …

MR cholangiopancreatography before and after oral blueberry juice administration

N Papanikolaou, A Karantanas, T Maris… - Journal of computer …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Blueberry juice was used in 37 patients who underwent MR cholangiopancreatography
(MRCP) examination. Quantitative and qualitative comparison between pre-and post …

MR cholangiopancreatography and MR urography: improved enhancement with a negative oral contrast agent.

S Hirohashi, R Hirohashi, H Uchida, S Kitano, W Ono… - Radiology, 1997 - pubs.rsna.org
At magnetic resonance (MR) cholangiopancreatography and MR urography with an oral
negative contrast agent, low signal intensity was produced in phantoms. In 20 patients …

MR imaging of the small bowel with a true-FISP sequence after enteroclysis with water solution

N Gourtsoyiannis, N Papanikolaou… - Investigative …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Gourtsoyiannis N, Papanikolaou N, Grammatikakis J, et al. MR imaging of the small
bowel with a true-FISP sequence after enteroclysis with water solution. Invest Radiol 2000; …

MR imaging of the prostate in clinical practice

Y Mazaheri, A Shukla-Dave, A Muellner… - … Resonance Materials in …, 2008 - Springer
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the imaging tool of choice in the evaluation of prostate
cancer. The main applications of MR imaging in the management of prostate cancer are:(1) …

3T MR of the prostate: reducing susceptibility gradients by inflating the endorectal coil with a barium sulfate suspension

Y Rosen, BN Bloch, RE Lenkinski… - … in Medicine: An …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Most prostate MRI/MRS examinations are performed with an endorectal coil inflated with air,
leading to an air–tissue interface that induces magnetic susceptibility gradients within the …

A multisite phase III study of the safety and efficacy of a new manganese chloride‐based gastrointestinal contrast agent for MRI of the abdomen and pelvis

WC Small, D DeSimone‐Macchi… - Journal of Magnetic …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a manganese chloride‐
based oral magnetic resonance (MR) contrast agent during a Phase III multisite clinical trial …