Gadoxetate disodium-related event during image acquisition: a prospective multi-institutional study for better MR practice.

• Gadoxetate disodium administration leads to breath-hold failure and substantial imaging artifacts in arterial phase MRI in Japan. • Contrast agent-induced dyspnea in arterial phase and adverse reactions are rare in Japan, without showing differences between gadoxetate disodium or other extracellular gadolinium-based contrast agents. • Shorter acquisition time significantly reduces gadoxetate-induced imaging artifacts in the arterial phase.