Contrast media and the brain. The basis of CT and MR imaging enhancement

M R Sage; A J Wilson; R Scroop

Contrast media and the brain. The basis of CT and MR imaging enhancement

Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 1998 Aug;8(3):695-707.

Authors

M R Sage¹, A J Wilson, R Scroop

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Imaging, Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, South Australia.

PMID: 9673320

Abstract

Blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and extracellular fluid of the parenchyma form the fluid compartments of the brain with three interfaces between--the blood-brain interface, the CSF-brain interface, and the blood-CSF interface. These and other issues are discussed in this article.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Blood
Blood-Brain Barrier
Brain / anatomy & histology
Brain / diagnostic imaging
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Choroid Plexus / anatomy & histology
Choroid Plexus / diagnostic imaging
Contrast Media*
Extracellular Space
Humans
Image Enhancement*
Iodine
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Radiographic Image Enhancement*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

Contrast Media
Iodine