Term Name: | gadoterate meglumine |
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Synonyms: | 1-deoxy-1-(methylazaniumyl)-D-glucitol [2,2',2'',2'''-(1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetrayl-kappa(4)N(1),N(4),N(7),N(10))tetraacetato(4-)]gadolinate(1-), [2,2',2'',2'''-(1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetrayl-kappa(4)N(1),N(4),N(7),N(10))tetraacetato(3-)]gadolinium--1-deoxy-1-(methylamino)-D-glucitol (1/1), Gadolinium-DOTA meglumine, Gd-DOTA meglumine, Meglumine gadopentate, Meglumine gadoterate |
Definition: | 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 patients 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. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:73727] ( EBI ) |