Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 11 , Pages 1394-1400 , November 2010

Comparison of Gadofosveset Trisodium and Gadobenate Dimeglumine During Time-Resolved Thoracic MR Angiography at 3T

  • Alex Frydrychowicz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 600 Highland Avenue, CSC E1/322, Madison, WI 53729
    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Physics, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: A.F.
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  • Maximilian F. Russe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Physics, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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  • Jelena Bock, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Physics, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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  • Aurélien F. Stalder, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Physics, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
    • Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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  • Thorsten A. Bley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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  • Andreas Harloff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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  • Michael Markl, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Physics, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

Received 26 March 2010 ,Accepted 26 May 2010.

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 Dr Markl receives funding from Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Bonn, Germany; grant MA 2383/4-1) and Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Bonn, Germany; grant 01EV0706).

PII: S1076-6332(10)00313-2

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.05.022

Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 11 , Pages 1394-1400 , November 2010

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