Non-gadolinium-enhanced 3-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography for the evaluation of thoracic aortic disease: A preliminary experience

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-65

  Srichai, Monvadi B ^a   Kim, Sooah ^a   Axel, Leon ^a   Babb, James ^a   Hecht, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm, dissecting diagnosis; Aorta, thoracic pathology; Aortic aneurysm, thoracic diagnosis; Aortic diseases diagnosis radiography; Artifacts; Contrast media toxicity; Gadolinium diagnostic use toxicity; Magnetic resonance angiography; Retrospective studies

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; THORACIC AORTA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77950436213     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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