Effects of injection rate and dose on image quality in time-resolved magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) by using 1.0M contrast agents

European Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1394-1402

  Kramer, Harald ^a   Michaely, Henrik J ^a   Requardt, Martin ^b   Rohrer, Martin ^c   Reeder, Scott ^d   Reiser, Maximilian F ^a   Schoenberg, Stefan O ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^c BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Injection rate; MRA; Time resolved contrast enhanced MRA

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOBUTROL;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CIRCULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34248668181     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-006-0493-x     Document Type: Article

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