Ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide to enhance MRA of the renal and coronary arteries: Studies in human patients

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-55

  Stillman, Arthur E ^a   Wilke, Norbert ^a   Li, Debiao ^b   Haacke, E Mark ^b   McLachlan, Stuart ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Advanced Magnetics Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA); Magnetic resonance imaging, physics and instrumentation; Magnetic resonance imaging, techniques

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HEART; IRON OXIDES; RESONANCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; CONTRAST-TO-NOISE RATIO; INTENSITY PROJECTION IMAGES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING PHYSICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, PHYSIC AND INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, TECHNIQUE; MAXIMUM INTENSITY PROJECTION; RENAL ARTERIES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; KIDNEY ARTERIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0030060015     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199601000-00011     Document Type: Article

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