OBO ID: CHEBI:73732
Term Name: gadoteric acid Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • [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
  • DOTA-Gd
  • gadoteric acid
  • Gd-DOTA
Definition: A gadolinium coordination entity consisting of DOTA in which the four amino groups are bound to a central gadolinium atom. It is used (as its meglumine salt) 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.
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Ontology: ChEBI  ( EBI )
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