Non-contrast enhanced MR angiography: Established techniques

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-19

  Miyazaki, Mitsue ^a,b   Akahane, Masaaki ^c  

^a Toshiba Medical Research Institute USA   (United States)

^b TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

fresh blood imaging (FBI); non contrast MR venography; non contrast MRA; spin labeling; time spatial labeling inversion pulse (time SLIP)

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AGENT;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FRESH BLOOD IMAGING; HUMAN; KIDNEY ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEPHROGENIC SYSTEMIC FIBROSIS; NON CONTRAST ENHANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NON CONTRAST ENHANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE VENOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPIN LABELING; TIME SPATIAL LABELING INVERSION PULSE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KIDNEY; LUNG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPIN LABELS;

EID: 83755206238     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22789     Document Type: Review

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