Gadolinium susceptibility artifact causing false positive stenosis isolated to the proximal common carotid artery in 3D dynamic contrast medium enhanced MR angiography of the thorax - A brief review of causes and prevention

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-155

  Temel Tirkes, A ^a   Rosen, Mark A ^a   Siegelman, Evan S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artifact; Common carotid artery; Gadolinium; Magnetic resonance angiography; Thorax

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; AORTA ARCH; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; STAB WOUND; STENOSIS; THORAX; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0037391904     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022836930797     Document Type: Article

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