Is Subcutaneous Route an Alternative to Intravenous Route for Mouse Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 1.5 T?

Table 1

Acquisition parameters for dynamic CE-MRI imaging.

Parameters	Values
Sequence type	Spoiled gradient recalled echo-2D
TR/TE/FA	25ms / 4ms / 90°
Slice thickness	1.75 mm
Orientation	Coronal
FOV dimensions (read x phase)	80 x 40 mm^2
Reconstructed matrix size	128 x 64
Reconstructed pixel size	0.625 x 0.625 mm^2
Readout BW	30 kHz
Nex	6
Image acquisition time	4.8 s
Total image number	200
Acquisition rate for images 1-50	12.5 images per min
Acquisition rate for image 51-200	1 image per min
Total acquisition duration	2h 34min