Clinical Blood Pool MR Imaging

Clinical Blood Pool MR Imaging »This excellent treatise on Vasovist® created by a team of exceptional faculty who are pioneers in MR Angiography covers the basic techniques, safety, efficacy, image processing and pharmaco-economic details to successfully implement a new level of MRA image quality wi...

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Other Authors: Leiner, Tim (Editor), Goyen, Mathias (Editor), Rohrer, Martin (Editor), Schönberg, Stefan O. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2008, 2008
Edition:1st ed. 2008
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Contrast Agent Properties and Technical Aspects
  • MRI Contrast Media — Introduction and Basic Properties of the Blood Pool Agent Gadofosveset (Vasovist®)
  • Technical Aspects of Contrast Enhanced MRA — First Pass and Steady State
  • Safety and Efficacy
  • Risks and Safety Issues Related to Radiological Imaging, in Particular MRI
  • Summary of Safety of Vasovist® at 0.03 mmol/kg Body Weight Dose — Clinical Data
  • Efficacy of Vasovist®: Overview of the Clinical Development Program
  • Blood Pool Agents in MRA: Indications, Clinical Applications and Benefits
  • Head and Neck MRA
  • Pulmonary MRA
  • Abdominal MRA
  • MRA of the Peripheral Vasculature
  • Magnetic Resonance Venography
  • Whole-body MRA
  • Endoleak Imaging
  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  • New Horizons in Vascular Diagnostics
  • Vasovist® for Imaging Ischemic and Congenital Heart Disease
  • Vasovist® in Brain Tumor Imaging
  • Vasovist® in Lymph Node Imaging: Present Status and Future Development
  • Vasovist® for Breast Cancer Recognition
  • Vasovist® for Multiple Sclerosis Recognition
  • Interventional MR Imaging
  • Vasovist® in Lymphography
  • Image Processing
  • Image Post-processing of Blood Pool MR Angiograms
  • Pharmacoeconomic Impact
  • Health Economic Benefits of Vasovist®
  • Patient Management and Referrals: The Impact of High-resolution Steady state MRA with Vasovist®