Human brain tumor imaging with a protein-binding MR contrast agent: initial experience

Marco Essig1, Martin Rohrer, Frederik Giesel

  • 1Department of Radiology, German Cancer Research Center, INF 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. m.essig@dkfz.de

European Radiology
|August 13, 2009
PubMed
Summary

Gadofosveset, a novel Gd-based contrast agent, shows comparable enhancement for intracranial tumors to conventional agents. Its prolonged effect may improve imaging of subtle or non-enhancing tumors.