Monitoring of gadolinium uptake within the vessel wall during magnetic resonance (MR) guided angioplasty of the peripheral arteries with a paclitaxel/gadolinium coated balloon: an experimental study at 3 T

Stenotic peripheral vessels often re-occlude after treatment with an angioplasty balloon catheter. Recently, angioplasty catheters with paclitaxel applied to the balloon have been developed. However, distribution of the substance within the vessel wall cannot be monitored under x-ray guidance