Fig. 3.

29-year-old male volunteer. (Reprinted with permission from [49])

A–C, Sagittal scout MR image (A) shows paraxial position (line) of images in B and C, which are transverse single-section dynamic susceptibility gradient-echo MR images of middle cerebral artery, putamen, cortex, and white matter. Regions of interest marked for arterial input function (B) and in putamen (C) are shown.

D and E, Signal intensity–time curves show 28 mL of 1.0 mol/L gadobutrol formulation (D) and 56 mL of 0.5 mol/L gadobutrol formulation (E) in putamen.