Gadofosveset-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography

Gadofosveset-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography

Gadofosveset (Vasovist, Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Berlin/Germany) is the first intravascular contrast agent approved for use with magnetic resonance angiography in the European Union, Switzerland, Turkey, Canada, and Australia. Gadofosveset reversibly binds to albumin providing extended intravascular enhancement compared wth existing extracellular magnetic resonance contrast agents. Prior to ap...

Magnetic Resonance Angiography Using a Blood-Pool Contrast Agent, Gadofosveset

Gadofosveset trisodium in coronary magnetic resonance angiography at 3 Tesla

Background Coronary magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) at 3T suffers from imaging inconsistencies compared to 1.5T despite the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs). Gadofosveset Trisodium (Ablavar, Lantheus Medical Imaging), with its high relaxivity and long intravascular residence time, offers greater potential over standard GBCAs to improve evaluation of the coronary arteries. Co...

Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography with Gadofosveset Used in Detection and Localization of Bleeding

It has been established that internal hemorrhage can be detected and localized with noninvasive and minimally invasive imaging methods such as CT angiography, conventional angiography and nuclear scintigraphy. The use of steady-state MRI with the relatively new intravascular contrast agent gadofosveset offers the possibility of accurate anatomic localization of bleeding without the use of ioniz...

Gadofosveset Trisodium-Enhanced Steady State Free Precession Magnetic Resonance Angiography of Left Atrium and Pulmonary Veins

Purpose: Pulmonary vein isolation by means of catheter ablation is a new therapeutic modality for patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation. Due to the complex anatomy preprocedual imaging of left atrium and pulmonary veins is helpful for planning catheter intervention. With the advent of electrocardiogram-gated and respiratory-gated 3D steady state free precession (SSFP) sequences covering...