Three-dimensional coronary MR angiography using zonal echo planar imaging

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 833-842

  Yang, Guang Z ^a   Gatehouse, Peter D ^a   Keegan, Jennifer ^a   Mohiaddin, Raad H ^a   Firmin, David N ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2D spatially selective excitation; 3D coronary angiography; Echo planar imaging; Navigator echo

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

3D CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; NAVIGATOR ECHO; PARTIAL VOLUME EFFECT; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SELECTIVE EXCITATIONS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D);

HEART;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0031970358     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910390521     Document Type: Article

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