http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2003/10/Articles/A-primer-for-dynamic-MR-contrast-injection.aspxImaging during contrast injection can dramatically enhance MR image quality and can be especially important for MR angiography, organ perfusion, and the discrimination of malignant from benign lesions. This article reviews the basic steps for dynamic contrast injections in the MR scanner. The authors also discuss details relating to selecting intravenous (IV) sites, angiocatheter size, power versus hand injection, selection of IV tubing, starting/testing IV lines, and timing injections for breast, liver, renal artery, peripheral artery, and uterine MR.Wednesday, 12 Nov 2003 13:56:02 GMT