TITLE:
Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography with Gadofosveset Used in Detection and Localization of Bleeding
AUTHORS:
D. Durant, G. Annamalai
KEYWORDS:
MRI; Hemorrhage; Gadofosveset
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Radiology,
Vol.4 No.1,
February
18,
2014
ABSTRACT:
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 ionizing radiation or
iodinated contrast media. To illustrate this assertion, we describe two cases
from our institution in which MR angiography was successfully performed
specifically for this indication.