Noncontrast 3D steady state free precession magnetic resonance angiography of the thoracic central veins using nonselective radiofrequency excitation over a large field of view: Initial experience

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 306-313

  Tomasian, Anderanik ^a   Lohan, Derek G ^a   Laub, Gerhard ^b   Singhal, Aparna ^a   Finn, J Paul ^a   Krishnam, Mayil S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Non contrast magnetic resonance angiography; Steady state free precession magnetic resonance angiography; Thoracic central veins

Indexed keywords

GADODIAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANK SUM TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE; STUDENT T TEST; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORACIC CENTRAL VEIN; THORAX DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VASCULAR DISEASE; VEIN;

EID: 42449127632     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLI.0b013e31816be927     Document Type: Article

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