Relative diffusion of paramagnetic metal complexes of MRI contrast agents in an isotropic hydrogel medium

Weerakoon, Bimali Sanjeevani ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0843-6389 and Osuga, Toshiaki 2017. Relative diffusion of paramagnetic metal complexes of MRI contrast agents in an isotropic hydrogel medium. Radiological Physics and Technology 10 , 82–90. 10.1007/s12194-016-0370-5

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Abstract

The observation of molecular diffusion by means of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is significant in the evaluation of the metabolic activity of living tissues. Series of MRI examinations were conducted on a diffusion model to study the behaviour of the diffusion process of different-molecular-weight (MW) paramagnetic MRI contrast agents in an isotropic agar hydrogel medium. The model consisted of a solidified 1 % agar gel with an initial concentration of 0.5 mmol/L contrast solution layered on top of the gel. The diffusion process was monitored at pre-determined time intervals of immediately, 1, 6, 9, 23, and 48 h after introduction of the contrast agents onto the agar gel with a T1-weighted spin-echo (SE) pulse sequence. Three types of paramagnetic contrast agents, Gd-DTPA with a MW of 547.57 g/mol, Prohance with a MW of 558.69 g/mol and MnCl2 with a MW of 125.84 g/mol, resulted in an approximate average diffusional displacement ratio of 1:1:2 per hour, respectively, within 48 h of the experiment. Therefore, the results of this study supported the hypothesis that the rate of the diffusion process of MRI contrast agents in the agar hydrogel medium is inversely related to their MWs. However, more repetitions are necessary under various types of experimental conditions and also with various types of contrast media of different MWs for further confirmation and validation of these results.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Healthcare Sciences
Publisher:	Springer Verlag (Germany)
ISSN:	1865-0333
Date of Acceptance:	2 August 2016
Last Modified:	28 Jan 2025 16:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/175631

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