Comparison of different MRI techniques for the assessment of thoracic aortic pathology: 3D contrast enhanced MR angiography, turbo spin echo and balanced steady state free precession

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 747-756

  Gebker, Rolf ^a   Gomaa, Osama ^b   Schnackenburg, Bernhard ^c   Rebakowski, Janina ^a   Fleck, Eckart ^a   Nagel, Eike ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aorta; Artifacts; Black blood imaging; Magnetic resonance angiography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Steady state free precession

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA THROMBOSIS; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 34548062833     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-006-9204-6     Document Type: Article

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