In order to clarify the relationship between coronary artery disease (including myocardial infarction) and image contrast in gadolinium diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA)-enhanced MRI it was decided to model the myocardial tissue distribution and clearance of Gd-DTPA using the modified Kety equation. Using a canine model, myocardial tissue Gd-DTPA concentrations ([Gd-DTPA]m) were measured 1 or 5 min after a bolus injection of Gd-DTPA or immediately after the end of a constant infusion of Gd-DTPA in a total of 35 dogs. It was found that within 5 min of a bolus injection [Gd-DTPA]m is determined primarily by myocardial blood flow (MBF) and after about 10 min primarily by myocardial extracellular volumes (MECV). This study suggests that repeat, rapid (every 2-4 s) measurements of myocardial T1 relaxation rates following the bolus injection of Gd-DTPA are required to calculate MBF (i.e., myocardial tissue perfusion) and MECV.
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