gadolinium DOTA meglumine

Uses

Gadolinium Dota Meglumine is used in the preparation of Macrocyclic Gadolinium-?Based Contrast Agents.

Definition

ChEBI: An organoammonium salt obtained by reaction of gadoteric acid with one equivalent of 1-deoxy-1-(methylamino)-D-glucitol (meglumine). It is used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in brain (intracranial), spine and associated tissues of pa ients ages 2 years and older, to detect and visualise areas with disruption of the blood brain barrier and/or abnormal vascularity of the central nervous system.