Peripheral contrast-enhanced MR angiography at 3.0T, improved spatial resolution and low dose contrast: Initial clinical experience

European Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2893-2900

  Nael, Kambiz ^a   Krishnam, Mayil ^a   Nael, Ali ^a   Ton, Anthony ^a   Ruehm, Stefan G ^a   Finn, J Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3.0T or high magnetic field; Atherosclerosis; Low dose contrast; Multi coil technology; Peripheral MRA

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 56349103994     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-1074-y     Document Type: Article

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