MR angiography of the thoracic aorta with an electrocardiographically triggered breath-hold contrast-enhanced sequence

Radiographics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 107-120

  Arpasi, Paul J ^a   Bis, Kostaki G ^a   Shetty, Anil N ^a   White, Richard D ^b   Simonetti, Orlando P ^c  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aorta, MR, 56.12142, 94.12942; Magnetic resonance (MR), pulse sequences; Magnetic resonance (MR), vascular studies, 56.12142, 94.12942

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AORTA DISEASE; ARTIFACT; BREATHING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; THORACIC AORTA;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; ARTIFACTS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0033630062     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.20.1.g00ja24107     Document Type: Article

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