## Abstract ## Purpose To test whether B‐22956/1, a novel intravascular contrast agent with a high affinity to serum albumin (Bracco Imaging SpA.), allowed quantifying neovessel and macrophage density in atherosclerotic plaques of rabbits using MRI. ## Materials and Methods A T1‐weighted MRI of
Use of intravascular contrast agents in MRI
✍ Scribed by Bjørnerud, Atle; Wendland, Michael F.; Johansson, Lars; Ahlstrom, Hakan K.; Higgins, Charles B.; Øksendal, Audun
- Book ID
- 123588592
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 343 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1076-6332
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