A comparison of low-dose and normal-dose gadobutrol in MR renography and renal angiography
KOREAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.9, no.3, pp.250-257, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 9 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2008
- Doi Number: 10.3348/kjr.2008.9.3.250
- Journal Name: KOREAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.250-257
- Keywords: magnetic resonance (MR), contrast agent angiography, genitourinary tract, kidney, functional imaging, renography, angiography, MAGNETIC-RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY, ARTERY STENOSIS, GADOPENTETATE DIMEGLUMINE, GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE, CURABLE HYPERTENSION, DIAGNOSIS, DISEASE, PHARMACOKINETICS, FEASIBILITY, PREVALENCE
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: It has been advocated that a reduced injection volume with highly concentrated (1 M) contrast material can produce a sharper bolus peak and an increased intravascular first-pass gadolinium concentration when compared with the use of a lower concentration (0.5 M). A higher concentration would also cause a reduction in dose. The purpose of our study was to test the use of a low dose (0.05 mmol/kg) of gadobutrol in magnetic resonance renography and angiography and compare the findings with a dose of 0.1 mmol/kg.