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MRI contrast agent enables early detection of liver disease

October 30, 2019

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Researchers have developed a new MRI contrast dye that enables more accurate and safer detection of early-stage liver disease than currently approved agents. The new compound, called ProCA32.collagen1, was developed by scientists supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the NIH.

Contrast agents are the dyes used in MRI tests to enhance the visibility of internal body structures during imaging. The new contrast agent binds to liver cells in the early stage of the disease and may provide the first effective, non-invasive method for detecting the disease early.

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