Non-contrast-enhanced MR angiography of the thoracic aorta using cardiac and navigator-gated magnetization-prepared three-dimensional steady-state free precession

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 504-509

  Amano, Yasuo ^a   Takahama, Katsuya ^a   Kumita, Shinichiro ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fat suppression; MR angiography; Navigator; Steady state free precession; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISEASE; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STEADY STATE FREE PRECESSION IMAGING; THORACIC AORTA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 40449112921     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21256     Document Type: Article

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