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Gadofosveset
Chemical compound From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gadofosveset (trade names Vasovist, Ablavar) is a gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent. It was used as the trisodium salt monohydrate form.[1][2] It acts as a blood pool agent by binding to human serum albumin. The manufacturer (Lantheus Medical) discontinued production in 2017 due to poor sales.[3]
Gadofosveset consists of a gadolinium cation bound to the chelating agent fosveset. It facilitates high-resolution magnetic resonance angiography.[4] Ferumoxytol (trade names Feraheme, Rienso), an intravenous iron-replacement therapy, has been shown to potentially be superior to gadofosveset as a blood pool agent for MR venography in pediatric patients.[5]
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