Contrast medium enhanced susceptibility imaging signal mechanism; should we use contrast medium?
ACTA RADIOLOGICA, vol.58, no.1, pp.107-113, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 58 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.1177/0284185116637246
- Journal Name: ACTA RADIOLOGICA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.107-113
- Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background Intracranial lesions exhibit clear contrast enhancement in T1-weighted imaging, but the mechanism whereby contrast-enhanced susceptibility-weighted imaging (CE-SWI) generates signals remains unclear. Contrast enhancement patterns cannot be reliably predicted.