Sucrose polyester: a new oral contrast agent for MRI

Magn Reson Med. 1991 May;19(1):199-202. doi: 10.1002/mrm.1910190120.

Abstract

Sucrose polyester (a dietary fat substitute) opacifies the entire gastrointestinal tract of the rat with oral administration in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These results suggest the potential use of this material as an oral contrast agent for human abdominal MRI studies.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Contrast Media*
  • Dietary Fats, Unsaturated
  • Digestive System / anatomy & histology
  • Fatty Acids*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred Strains
  • Sucrose / analogs & derivatives*

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Dietary Fats, Unsaturated
  • Fatty Acids
  • Sucrose
  • sucrose polyester