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Radiology, Vol 171, 81-85, Copyright © 1989 by Radiological Society of North America

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Hepatic metastases: liposomal Gd-DTPA-enhanced MR imaging

EC Unger, T Winokur, P MacDougall, J Rosenblum, M Clair, R Gatenby and C Tilcock
Department of Radiology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia.

Liposomal gadolinium diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) encapsulated within 70- and 400-nm vesicles was tested as a contrast agent for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the liver in rats with hepatic metastases. Liposomal Gd-DTPA caused significant improvement in contrast between liver and tumor (P less than .005) on T1-weighted MR images. Smaller 70-nm liposomal Gd-DTPA vesicles caused greater contrast enhancement, reflecting the larger surface-area-to-volume ratio of the smaller vesicles. Liposomal Gd-DTPA-enhanced images permitted significant improvement in metastasis detection by five blinded radiologists (P less than .005). By comparison, free Gd-DTPA without liposomes caused a statistically significant reduction in contrast between tumor and liver and reduced lesion detection (P less than .01). Liposomal Gd-DTPA also resulted in sustained vascular enhancement for 1 hour after administration. The results suggest that paramagnetic liposomes may become a useful MR imaging contrast agent.




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