3D MR angiography of the entire aorta: Modified application of the body-phased array coil for a single-shot technique

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-49

  Rodenwaldt, Jens ^a   Kopka, Lars ^a   Vosshenrich, Rolf ^a   Fischer, Uwe ^a   Grabbe, Eckhardt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aorta, MR; Magnetic resonance (MR), coil arrays; Magnetic resonance (MR), comparative studies; Magnetic resonance (MR), vascular studies

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

AORTA; ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC COARCTATION; AORTIC DISEASES; BODY CONSTITUTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

BLOOD VESSELS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; VISUALIZATION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY;

ANGIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033622770     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(99)00073-X     Document Type: Article

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