Improved visualization of intracranial vessels by gradient moment nulling in hybrid of opposite-contrast magnetic resonance angiography (HOP MRA)

Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 159-165

  Azuma, Toshiya ^a   Kodama, Takao ^a   Yano, Takanori ^a   Suzuki, Masayuki ^b   Kimura, Tokunori ^c   Tamaribuchi, Youko ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Black blood MRA; Gradient moment nulling; Hybrid of opposite contrast MRA; Time of flight MRA

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 79952201716     PISSN: 13473182     EISSN: 18802206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2463/mrms.9.159     Document Type: Article

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