3.0 Tesla high spatial resolution contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CE-MRA) of the pulmonary circulation: Initial experience with a 32-channel phased array coil using a high relaxivity contrast agent

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 392-398

  Nael, Kambiz ^a   Fenchel, Michael ^b   Krishnam, Mayil ^a   Finn, J Paul ^a   Laub, Gerhard ^c   Ruehm, Stefan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gadobenate dimeglumine (Gd BOPTA); High magnetic field or 3.0 Tesla; MR angiography; MR contrast agents; Parallel acquisition techniques; Pulmonary MRA

Indexed keywords

GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; KAPPA STATISTICS; LUNG CIRCULATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOLOGIST; RANK SUM TEST; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 34249107315     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rli.0000261937.77365.6a     Document Type: Article

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