Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography of the Carotid Arteries: Influence of Injection Rates and Volumes on Arterial-Venous Transit Time

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 65-72

  Herold, Thomas ^a   Paetzel, Christian ^a   Völk, Markus ^a   Bachthaler, Maike ^a   Zorger, Niels ^a   Feuerbach, Stefan ^a   Strotzer, Michael ^a   Lenhart, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic resonance angiography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM DIMEGLUMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; JUGULAR VEIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0942298139     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rli.0000105040.40925.c8     Document Type: Article

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