We report intrathecal use of gadolinium DTPA for MRI of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). In two patients with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, we injected 0.01 mmol gadolinium DTPA into the lateral ...
In solid tumours, the contrast was 131% above that of normal tissue after 30 minutes, much higher than seen with another clinically approved contrast agent, Gd-DTPA. After an hour, the tumour-to ...