Maximizing contrast-to-noise ratio in ultra-high resolution peripheral MR angiography using a blood pool agent and parallel imaging

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 580-588

  Wang, Maisie S ^a   Haynor, David R ^a,b   Wilson, Gregory J ^c   Leiner, Tim ^d   Maki, Jeffrey H ^b,e  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e N107 William H Foege Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pool agents; Contrast to noise optimization; Equilibrium phase; Magnetic resonance angiography; Parallel imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOFOSVESET; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THIGH; ARTIFACT; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ARTIFACTS; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 35248864528     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20998     Document Type: Article

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