Breath-hold single-dose gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional MR aortography: usefulness of a timing examination and MR power injector

Radiology
J P EarlsJ C Weinreb

Abstract

To determine the usefulness of a timing examination performed with 1 mL gadopentetate dimeglumine administered with a magnetic resonance (MR) power injector at single-dose three-dimensional (3D) MR aortography. 3D fast imaging with steady-state precession (repetition time [msec]/echo time [msec] = 5.0/2.0, with 50 degrees flip angle) was performed in 30 patients after administration of 0.1 mmol/kg gadopentetate dimeglumine. In 15 inpatients, a power injector was used and a timing examination was performed (experimental group). In 15 outpatients, manual injection was used and a timing examination was not performed (control group). In the timing examination, 1 mL gadopentetate dimeglumine was followed with 15 mL saline, both at 2 mL/sec, during axial turbo fast low-angle shot imaging (11/4.2/300 [inversion time ¿msec¿], with a 15 degrees flip angle); one image was obtained every 2 seconds for 60 seconds. Aortic signal-to-noise ratios (S/Ns) and contrast-to-noise ratios (C/Ns) were determined on images obtained in the two groups. In the timing examinations, aortic S/N increased significantly (902% +/- 517 [P < .001]) and was sufficient to help determine the timing of arterial enhancement. Findings on experimental images were super...Continue Reading

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