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Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide (SPIO) MRI Contrast Agent for Bone Marrow Imaging: Differentiating Bone Metastasis and Osteomyelitis

Yuko Fukuda, Kumiko Ando, Reiichi Ishikura, Noriko Kotoura, Natsuko Tsuda, Naoki Kato, Shinichi Yoshiya, Norio Nakao

Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences · 2006 · 43 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

Maximum suppression of signal intensity in bone marrow was seen 3 hours after injection of ferucarbotran, the point at which ferucarbotran allows differentiation of bone metastasis from ostoemyelitis.

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