Comparison (IMAGE)

Massachusetts General Hospital

Comparison

Caption

This is a contrast-enhanced MR abdominal image showing the abdominal aorta, renal arteries and kidneys of a baboon made with manganese-based agent Mn-PyC3A (left) shows comparable detail to an image of the same animal made using a gadolinium-based contrast agent (right).

Credit

Eric Gale, PhD, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital.

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