Cuff-compression of the proximal calf to reduce venous contamination in contrast-enhanced stepping-table magnetic resonance angiography

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 510-515

  Bilecen, D ^a   Jager K A ^b   Aschwanden, M ^b   Heidecker, H G ^b   Schulte, A C ^b   Bongartz, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced MR angiography; Cuff compression; Peripheral arterial occlusive disease; Venous contamination

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; DATA ACQUISITION; DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONTRAST-ENHANCED MR ANGIOGRAPHY; CUFF-COMPRESSION; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; VENOUS CONTAMINATION;

ANGIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN;

AGED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VEINS;

EID: 16544382389     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850410005921     Document Type: Article

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