Unenhanced MR angiography of the thoracic aorta: Initial clinical evaluation

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 190, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 902-906

  François, Christopher J ^a,b   Tuite, David ^a   Deshpande, Vibhas ^c   Jerecic, Renate ^c   Weale, Peter ^c   Carr, James C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiography; Aorta; MRI; Steady state free precession; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; THORACIC AORTA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VASCULARIZATION; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 42449106443     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.2997     Document Type: Article

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