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Liver Metastases

Liver metastases was more accurately diagnosed with mangafodipir trisodium-enhanced MRI than with CT

Published in Cancer Weekly, June 5th, 2006

The accuracy of diagnosing liver metastases from colorectal carcinoma with mangafodipir trisodium (MnDPDP)-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was significantly higher than with single section spiral computed tomography (CT).

According to a recent report published in the journal Clinical Radiology, researchers in Italy conducted a study "to compare the diagnostic accuracy of single section spiral CT and MRI with tissue-specific contrast agent MnDPDP in the detection of colorectal liver metastases."

"One hundred and twenty-five consecutive patients undergoing surgery for primary and/or metastatic disease were evaluated using CT (5 mm...

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