Noncontrast 3D steady-state free-precession magnetic resonance angiography of the whole chest using nonselective radiofrequency excitation over a large field of view: Comparison with single-phase 3D contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 411-420

  Krishnam, Mayil S ^a   Tomasian, Anderanik ^a   Deshpande, Vibhas ^b   Tran, Lien ^a   Laub, Gerhard ^b   Finn, J Paul ^a   Ruehm, Stefan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Noncontrast enhanced MR angiography; Nonselective radiofrequency excitation; Steady state free precession

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; AORTA ROOT; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY ARTERY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANK SUM TEST; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 44449129863     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLI.0b013e3181690179     Document Type: Article

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