Contrast-enhanced abdominal MR angiography: Optimization of imaging delay time by automating the detection of contrast material arrival in the aorta

Radiology

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 109-114

  Prince, Martin R ^a   Chenevert, Thomas L ^a   Foo, Thomas K F ^b   Londy, Frank J ^a   Ward, Jennifer S ^a   Maki, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Gadolinium; Magnetic resonance (MR), contrast enhancement; Magnetic resonance (MR), vascular studies

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0030945180     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.203.1.9122376     Document Type: Article

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