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Comparative Analysis of Ferumoxytol and Gadoteridol Enhancement Using T1- and T2-Weighted MRI in Neuroimaging.
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PMID:  21940589     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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OBJECTIVE: Ferumoxytol, an ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide particle, has been suggested as a potential alternative MRI contrast agent in patients with renal failure. We compared ferumoxytol to gadoteridol enhancement on T1- and T2-weighted MRI in CNS disorders to explore its diagnostic utility. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Data were collected from three protocols in 70 adults who underwent alternate-day gadoteridol- and ferumoxytol-enhanced MRI using identical parameters. Two neuroradiologists measured lesion-enhancing size and intensity on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images in consensus. T2-weighted images were evaluated for the presence of contrast-enhanced hypointensity. Mixed model repeated measures analysis of variance determined differences between T1-weighted enhancement size and intensity for individual protocols and group. RESULTS: After exclusions, 49 MRI studies in 29 men and 20 women (mean age, 51 years) were assessed. T1-weighted estimated enhancing sizes were different between agents (p = 0.0456) as a group; however, no differences were observed with untreated gliomas (n = 17) in two protocols (p = 1.0 and p = 0.99, respectively). Differences in T1-weighted enhancement intensity between agents were significant for the group overall (p = 0.0006); however, three-way interactions were not significant (p = 0.1233). T2-weighted images were assessed for contrast-enhanced hypointensity, observed in 26 of 49 (53%) ferumoxytol and zero of 49 (0%) gadoteridol scans. CONCLUSION: Ferumoxytol may be a useful MRI contrast agent in patients who are unable to receive gadolinium-based contrast agents. Greater experience with a wider variety of disorders is necessary to understand differences in enhancement with ferumoxytol compared with gadolinium-based contrast agents, given their different mechanisms of action.
Authors:
Bronwyn E Hamilton; Gary M Nesbit; Edit Dosa; Seymur Gahramanov; Bill Rooney; Eric G Nesbit; Joshua Raines; Edward A Neuwelt
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE    
Journal Detail:
Title:  AJR. American journal of roentgenology     Volume:  197     ISSN:  1546-3141     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-9-23     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7708173     Medline TA:  AJR Am J Roentgenol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  981-988     Citation Subset:  -    
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Department of Radiology, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Mail Code CR 135, Portland, OR 97239.
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