Three-dimensional MRI of coronary arteries using an intravascular contrast agent

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1014-1018

  Li, Debiao ^a   Dolan, Robert P ^b   Walovitch, Richard C ^b   Lauffer, Randall B ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EPIX Medical Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal studies; Contrast agents; Coronary vessels; MRI

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DATA ACQUISITION; HEART; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMALS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ANIMAL STUDIES; CONTRAST AGENT; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; CORONARY VESSEL; GRADIENT ECHO SEQUENCES; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE; REGION OF INTEREST; RESPIRATORY GATINGS;

BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING;

(2 ((4,4 DIPHENYLCYCLOHEXYL)PHOSPHONOOXYMETHYL) DIETHYLENETRIAMINEPENTAACETATO)(AQUO)GADOLINIUM(III) SODIUM SALT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOFOSVESET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SWINE;

EID: 0031809104     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910390621     Document Type: Article

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