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Table 2 Conventional MR contrast agent for diagnosis

From: Theranostics and contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging

 

Main material

Name of compound

Trade name

Target organ

Reference

T1

Gadolinium

gadoxetate

Primovist

Liver

[117]

gadoterate

Dotarem, Clariscan

Brain and spine

[118]

gadodiamide

Omniscan

Abnormal vascularity

[119]

gadobenate

MultiHance

Liver

[120]

gadopentetate

Magnevist

Glioma

[121]

gadoteridol

ProHance

Brain and spine

[122]

gadoversetamide

OptiMARK

Brain, spine, and liver

[123]

gadobutrol

Gadovist or Gadavist

Angiography

[124]

gadopentetic acid dimeglumine

Magnetol

Abnormal vascularity

[125]

Albumin-binding gadolinium complexes gadofosveset

Ablavar or Vasovist

Angiography

[126]

gadocoletic acid

gadocoletic acid

Angiography

[43]

gadomelitol

gadomelitol

Angiography

[127]

gadoteric acid

Clariscan

Brain and spine

[128]

T2

Iron oxide

Iron oxide

Feridex I.V

Reticuloendothelial system

[129]

Iron oxide

Lumirem

Gastrointestinal tract

[130]

Iron oxide

Sinerem

Lymph nodes

[131]

Iron oxide

Resovist

Reticuloendothelial system

[132]