Improved coronary magnetic resonance angiography using gadobenate dimeglumine in pediatric congenital heart disease

CMRA in pediatrics remains challenging due to the smaller vessel size, high heart rates (HR), potential image degradation caused by limited patient cooperation and long acquisition times. High-relaxivity contrast agents have been shown to improve coronary imaging in adults, but limited data is available in children. We sought to investigate whether gadobenate dimeglumine (Gd-BOPTA) together with self-navigated inversion-prepared coronary magnetic resonance angiography (CMRA) sequence design improves coronary image quality in pediatric patients.

Source: Magnetic Resonance Imaging - January 12, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Miguel Silva Vieira, Markus Henningsson, Nathalie Dedieu, Vassilios S. Vassiliou, Aaron Bell, Sujeev Mathur, Kuberan Pushparajah, Carlos Alberto Figueroa, Tarique Hussain, Ren é Botnar, Gerald F. Greil Tags: Original contribution Source Type: research