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OBJECTIVE: To prepare Gd-DOTA-E-2 targeted contrast agent and evaluate its relaxation properties, cytotoxicity and targeting. METHODS: E-2 was synthesized by F-moc solid phase method, covalently bonded with chelating agent DOTA, meanwhile ultilizing chelating ligand Gd3+ to prepare MRI contrast agent Gd-DOTA-E-2. The structure was characterized by ESI-MS and NMR, and the properties were evaluated by relaxation properties, MTT and mouse MRI contrast assay. RESULTS: ESI-MS and NMR RESULTS showed that Gd-DOTA-E-2 was synthesized successfully, and its relaxation efficiency(k=9.551 mmol-1•L•s-1) is 1.84 times more efficient than a commercially available contrast agent of Gd-DOTA; MTT RESULTS showed that the toxicity of Gd-DOTA-E-2 cell is lower than that of Gd-DOTA; the experimental RESULTS in MRI angiography showed that Gd-DOTA-E-2 is possessing of targeting and can image clearly. CONCLUSION: Gd-DOTA-E-2 is a kind of MRI contrast agent with good stability, low cytotoxicity and targeted properties in vivo,which is valuable in research and application.
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The diagnostic accuracy for unruptured intracranial aneurysms has increased, and incidental asymptomatic aneurysms have come to represent a substantial clinical burden because of their controversial natural history. However, their prevalence may be attributable to variations in evaluation methods and demographics. We therefore describe the prevalence and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) findings of incidental intracranial saccular aneurysms over a 5-year period at a single large-volume center. METHODS: MRA images from 18,237 patients obtained between January 2001 and December 2005 were retrieved from the radiology report database. Patients diagnosed with incidental intracranial saccular aneurysms were identified and their MRA data were reviewed. Imaging and clinical follow-up data were evaluated. RESULTS: During the study period, 366 incidental intracranial saccular aneurysms were identified in 330 patients (prevalence, 1.8%; 95% confidence interval, 1.63%-2.01%; 115 men and 215 women; age range, 22-82 years; median age, 63 years). The prevalence was higher in women (215/8,112) than in men (115/10,125; P=0.02). The prevalence increased with age in women (P<0.01), but not in men (P=0.30). Aneurysm size ranged from 1.5 mm to 13 mm, with a median size of 4 mm. The most common location was the bifurcation of the middle cerebral artery (131/366; 35.8%). CONCLUSIONS: Our real world experience indicated a slightly lower overall prevalence of incidental intracranial saccular aneurysms than previously reported. The prevalence increased with age in women but not in men.
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Female , Humans , Male , Aneurysm , Angiography , Demography , Follow-Up Studies , Head , Intracranial Aneurysm , Magnetic Resonance Angiography , Middle Cerebral Artery , Natural History , PrevalenceABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The diagnostic accuracy for unruptured intracranial aneurysms has increased, and incidental asymptomatic aneurysms have come to represent a substantial clinical burden because of their controversial natural history. However, their prevalence may be attributable to variations in evaluation methods and demographics. We therefore describe the prevalence and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) findings of incidental intracranial saccular aneurysms over a 5-year period at a single large-volume center. METHODS: MRA images from 18,237 patients obtained between January 2001 and December 2005 were retrieved from the radiology report database. Patients diagnosed with incidental intracranial saccular aneurysms were identified and their MRA data were reviewed. Imaging and clinical follow-up data were evaluated. RESULTS: During the study period, 366 incidental intracranial saccular aneurysms were identified in 330 patients (prevalence, 1.8%; 95% confidence interval, 1.63%-2.01%; 115 men and 215 women; age range, 22-82 years; median age, 63 years). The prevalence was higher in women (215/8,112) than in men (115/10,125; P=0.02). The prevalence increased with age in women (P<0.01), but not in men (P=0.30). Aneurysm size ranged from 1.5 mm to 13 mm, with a median size of 4 mm. The most common location was the bifurcation of the middle cerebral artery (131/366; 35.8%). CONCLUSIONS: Our real world experience indicated a slightly lower overall prevalence of incidental intracranial saccular aneurysms than previously reported. The prevalence increased with age in women but not in men.
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Female , Humans , Male , Aneurysm , Angiography , Demography , Follow-Up Studies , Head , Intracranial Aneurysm , Magnetic Resonance Angiography , Middle Cerebral Artery , Natural History , PrevalenceABSTRACT
An asymptomatic 26-year-old man was initially admitted with a suspicious mediastinal mass. On the basis of the contrast-enhanced chest CT findings, aneurysm formation involving the left cervical aortic arch associated with subaortic left innominate vein was diagnosed. The aneurysm was confirmed by MR angiography and DSA. The arch aneurysm was surgically removed. We describe this case, and review the literature.