Three-dimensional MR pulmonary perfusion imaging and angiography with an injection of a new blood pool contrast agent B-22956/1

Jie Zheng, James Carr, Katherine Harris, Mark B. Saker, Friedrich M. Cavagna, Fabio Maggioni, Gerhard Laub, Debiao Li, J. Paul Finn

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Abstract

Initial evaluation of a new blood pool agent, B-22956/1, for pulmonary imaging was performed in five domestic pigs with artificial embolism. Pre-embolism 3D pulmonary perfusion images were first acquired by injecting an extravascular agent, gadoteridol. The pulmonary arteries of the pigs were then occluded by the artificial emboli. Post-embolism perfusion scans were subsequently performed by injecting B-22956/1. Additional post-embolism high-spatial-resolution angiograms were also acquired. Parenchyma perfusion deficits were well depicted in the post-embolism perfusion maps. The post-embolism angiography clearly revealed the location and extent of the filling defects in the pulmonary vessels. Signal intensities of perfusion maps on the normal parenchyma were significantly improved (30%) by using B-22956/1, in comparison with perfusion images using gadoteridol (P<0.01). Many pulmonary angiograms with approximately equal contrast could be obtained even at 22 minutes after the injection of B-22956/1. Our initial results indicate that blood pool agent B-22956/1 may provide opportunities for whole-lung-coverage perfusion mapping and additional high-resolution target angiograms after a single injection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)425-432
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume14
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001

Keywords

  • Angiography
  • Contrast-enhanced
  • Lung
  • MRI
  • Perfusion

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