Venous saturation slab causes overestimation of stenosis length in two-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-60

  Wikstrom, J ^a   Bjornerud, A ^b,c   McGill, S ^d   Johansson, L ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Flow; Magnetic resonance angiography; Phantom study

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NEGATIVE IONS; TURBULENCE; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ARTERIAL SYSTEMS; CONTRAST-ENHANCED; COUNTER-CURRENT FLOWS; FLOW; FLOW TURBULENCES; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PHANTOM STUDY; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATIONS; SIGNAL INTENSITIES; SIGNAL LOSS; SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS; STENOSES; TIME OF FLIGHTS;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PULSATILE FLOW; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTRAST MEDIA; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PULSATILE FLOW; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 60649092531     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850802562063     Document Type: Article

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