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Current and potential imaging applications of ferumoxytol for magnetic resonance imaging

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Toth, Gerda B., Varallyay, Csanad G., Horvath, Andrea, Bashir, Mustafa R., Choyke, Peter L., Daldrup-Link, Heike E., Dosa, Edit, Finn, John Paul +25 more·2017·Kidney International

Abstract

Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging is a commonly used diagnostic tool. Compared with standard gadolinium-based contrast agents, ferumoxytol (Feraheme, AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Waltham, MA), used as an alternative contrast medium, is feasible in patients with impaired renal function. Other attractive imaging features of i.v. ferumoxytol include a prolonged blood pool phase and delayed intracellular uptake. With its unique pharmacologic, metabolic, and imaging properties, ferumoxytol may play a crucial role in future magnetic resonance imaging of the central nervous system, various organs outside the central nervous system, and the cardiovascular system. Preclinical and clinical studies have demonstrated the overall safety and effectiveness of this novel contrast agent, with rarely occurring anaphylactoid reactions. The purpose of this review is to describe the general and organ-specific properties of ferumoxytol, as well as the advantages and potential pitfalls associated with its use in magnetic resonance imaging. To more fully demonstrate the applications of ferumoxytol throughout the body, an imaging atlas was created and is available online as supplementary material.

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  • Studies investigating the toxicity profile of ferumoxytol and ferumoxtran reported less than 1% serious side effects and 10-20% moderate adverse events.

    “Studies investigating the toxicity profile of ferumoxytol and ferumoxtran reported less than 1% of serious side effects (including anaphylatic shock, chest pain, dyspnea and hypotension) and 10-20% of moderate adverse events (such as back pain, headache and urticaria) [135, 136].”

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Toth, G. B., Varallyay, C. G., Horvath, A., Bashir, M. R., Choyke, P. L., Daldrup-Link, H. E., Dosa, E., Finn, J. P., Gahramanov, S., Harisinghani, M., Macdougall, I., Neuwelt, A., Vasanawala, S. S., Ambady, P., Barajas, R., Cetas, J. S., Ciporen, J., DeLoughery, T. J., Doolittle, N. D., Fu, R., Grinstead, J., Guimaraes, A. R., Hamilton, B. E., Li, X., McConnell, H. L., Muldoon, L. L., Nesbit, G., Netto, J. P., Petterson, D., Rooney, W. D., Schwartz, D., Szidonya, L., & Neuwelt, E. A.
Affiliations
  • Duke University (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (US)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • King's College Hospital (GB)
  • University of Colorado Denver (US)
  • Stanford Medicine (US)
  • Oregon Health & Science University (US)
Corresponding author
Neuwelt, Edward A.
Venue
Kidney International
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-07
Volume
92
Issue
1
Pages
47-66
ISSN
0085-2538 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2607015440
Cited by
317
References
108
Citations by year
2026: 25 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 52 · 2020: 49 · 2019: 42 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 5
FWCI
4.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Kidney International (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01hd081123-05, HHSN261200800001C)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL127153)
  • National Cancer Institute (R21CA176519, HHSN261200800001E), R21CA190196, R01CA137488)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS053468)
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R21AR066302, R01AR054458)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01-HD081123)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles
Keywords
ferumoxytol, MRI contrast agents, iron-based contrast agents, gadolinium alternatives, renal dysfunction, cellular uptake, central nervous system imaging, cardiovascular imaging, anaphylactoid reactions, contrast media safety
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Animals, Atlases as Topic, Child, Preschool, Contrast Media, Female, Hematinics, Humans, Kidney, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Reproducibility of Results, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Ferrosoferric Oxide, Renal Elimination

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