Contrast-enhanced, ultrafast 3D pulmonary MR angiography in a single breath-hold: Initial assessment of imaging performance

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 177-182

  Steiner, Paul ^a   McKinnon, Graeme C ^a   Romanowski, Ben ^a   Goehde, Susanne C ^a   Hany, Thomas ^a   Debatin, Jörg F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance (MR) rapid imaging; Magnetic resonance (MR), three dimensional; Magnetic resonance (MR), vascular studies; Pulmonary arteries MR

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ADULT; APNEA; CONTRAST MEDIA; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031413010     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880070127     Document Type: Article

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