Gd-EOB-DTPA as a Correlate for Chronic Liver Disease Through Contrast Uptake, Uptake Rate, and Bile Excretion

Hiroumi Kitajima¹, Puneet Sharma, Christina Lurie, Khalil Salman, Gaye Ray, Bobby Kalb, Diego Martin

Gd-EOB-DTPA demonstrates liver clearance kinetics that allow for its use as a marker for patients with chronic liver disease. Signal uptake, uptake rate, and common bile duct excretion as imaged by 3D T1-weighted GRE allow for quantitative assessment of liver fibrosis.