Improvement of image quality of non-invasive coronary artery imaging with magnetic resonance by the use of the intravascular contrast agent Clariscan™ (NC100150 injection) in patients with coronary artery disease

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 656-662

  Klein, Christoph ^a   Schalla, Simon ^a   Schnackenburg, Bernhard ^b   Bornstedt, Axel ^a   Hoffmann, Volker ^c   Fleck, Eckart ^a   Nagel, Eike ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c Nycomed Amersham   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Coronary angiography; Coronary artery disease; Image quality; Magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FAT; ULTRASMALL SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL CONTRAST RATIO; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; IRON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDES;

EID: 0038389073     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.10317     Document Type: Article

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