@article {Dogra, author = {S. Dogra and M.J. Borja and Y.W. Lui}, title = {Impact of Kidney Function on CNS Gadolinium Deposition in Patients Receiving Repeated Doses of Gadobutrol}, year = {2021}, doi = {10.3174/ajnr.A7031}, publisher = {American Journal of Neuroradiology}, abstract = {BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Studies associate repeat gadolinium-based contrast agent administration with T1 shortening in the dentate nucleus and globus pallidus, indicating CNS gadolinium deposition, most strongly with linear agents but also reportedly with macrocyclics. Renal impairment effects on long-term CNS gadolinium deposition remain underexplored. We investigated the relationship between signal intensity changes and renal function in patients who received >=10 administrations of the macrocyclic agent gadobutrol.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients who underwent >=10 brain MR imaging examinations with administration of intravenous gadobutrol between February 1, 2014, and January 1, 2018, were included in this retrospective study. Dentate nucleus-to-pons and globus pallidus-to-thalamus signal intensity ratios were calculated, and correlations were calculated between the estimated glomerular filtration rate (minimum and mean) and the percentage change in signal intensity ratios from the first to last scan. Partial correlations were calculated to control for potential confounders.RESULTS: One hundred thirty-one patients (73 women; mean age at last scan, 55.9 years) showed a mean percentage change of the dentate nucleus-to-pons of 0.31\%, a mean percentage change of the globus pallidus-to-thalamus of 0.15\%, a mean minimum estimated glomerular filtration rate of 69.65 (range, 10.16{\textendash}132.26), and a mean average estimated glomerular filtration rate at 89.48 (range, 38.24{\textendash}145.93). No significant association was found between the estimated glomerular filtration rate and percentage change of the dentate nucleus-to-pons (minimum estimated glomerular filtration rate, r = {\textendash}0.09, P = .28; average estimated glomerular filtration rate, r = {\textendash}0.09, P = .30,) or percentage change of the globus pallidus-to-thalamus (r = 0.07, P = .43; r = 0.07, P = .40). When we controlled for age, sex, number of scans, and total dose, there were no significant associations between the estimated glomerular filtration rate and the percentage change of the dentate nucleus-to-pons (r = 0.16, P = .07; r = 0.15, P = .08) or percentage change of the globus pallidus-to-thalamus (r = {\textendash}0.14, P = .12; r = {\textendash}0.15, P = .09).CONCLUSIONS: In patients receiving an average of 12 intravenous gadobutrol administrations, no correlation was found between renal function and signal intensity ratio changes, even in those with mild or moderate renal impairment.DN/Pdentate nucleus-to-ponseGFRestimated glomerular filtration rateGBCAgadolinium-based contrast agentGP/Tglobus pallidus-to-thalamusSIsignal intensity}, issn = {0195-6108}, URL = {https://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2021/02/25/ajnr.A7031}, eprint = {https://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2021/02/25/ajnr.A7031.full.pdf}, journal = {American Journal of Neuroradiology} }