AJDRAJNR - American Journal of Neuroradiology

This Article
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Carrier, D. A.
Right arrow Articles by Hayman, L. A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Carrier, D. A.
Right arrow Articles by Hayman, L. A.

American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol 14, Issue 2 363-364, Copyright © 1993 by American Society of Neuroradiology


ARTICLES

MR appearance of extravasated gadolinium contrast medium

DA Carrier, JJ Ford and LA Hayman
Radiology Department Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.

This case illustrates that a large zone of signal void can be produced on short relaxation time MR images when gadopentate dimeglumine is injected through an infiltrated intravenous catheter. The authors consider the physics behind this paradoxical decrease in signal intensity where there are high concentrations of gadopentate dimeglumine.