Contrast medium enhanced susceptibility imaging signal mechanism; should we use contrast medium?

Aydin O., Buyukkaya R., HAKYEMEZ B.

ACTA RADIOLOGICA, cilt.58, sa.1, ss.107-113, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 58 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0284185116637246
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA RADIOLOGICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.107-113
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.