Refresher Course: Abdominal and Gastrointestinal

RC 1901 - The three liver MRI contrast agents: what, when and why to use them

March 1, 12:30 - 13:30 CET

3 min
Chairperson's introduction
Sarah Pötter-Lang, Wien / Austria
15 min
Extracellular agents
Roberto Cannella, Palermo / Italy
  1. To understand basic concepts of extracellular contrast agent application for liver MRI.
  2. To know how typical enhancement patterns assist in the differential diagnoses of focal liver lesions.
  3. To understand the most common pitfalls and limitations of extracellular contrast agents.
15 min
Hepatobiliary contrast agents
Valérie Vilgrain, Clichy / France
  1. To learn the mechanism of action of liver-specific contrast agents.
  2. To understand the added value of liver-specific contrast agents in characterising focal liver lesions.
  3. To describe the most common pitfalls and limitations of liver-specific contrast agents.
15 min
Supraparamagnetic iron oxide particle contrast agents (SPIO)
Ahmed Ba-Ssalamah, Vienna / Austria
  1. To learn the mechanism of action of SPIO contrast agents.
  2. To understand indications of SPIO and the added value of SPIO as a non-invasive solving problem for atypical focal liver lesions.
  3. To describe the most common pitfalls and limitations of SPIO.
12 min
Case-based panel discussion: Challenges in choosing the correct contrast agent