Time-resolved contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CEMRA) of the left atrium-pulmonary veins complex with half dose of intravenous gadolinium-based contrast agent. Technical feasibility and comparison with a conventional CEMRA, full contrast dose protocol

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 250-256

  Faggioni, Lorenzo ^a   Zampa, Virna ^a   Ortori, Simona ^a   Picano, Eugenia ^a   De Lucia, Raffaele ^b   Soldati, Ezio ^b   Bongiorni, Maria Grazia ^b   Neri, Emanuele ^a   Bartolozzi, Carlo ^a  

^a Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology   (Italy)

^b Arrhythmology Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography; Image processing; Time resolved imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FAST SPOILED GRADIENT ECHO; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING; LEFT ATRIUM PULMONARY VEIN COMPLEX; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM INTENSITY PROJECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; VIRTUAL ENDOSCOPY; VOLUME RENDERING;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEGLUMINE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PULMONARY VEINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84855593101     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.12.096     Document Type: Article

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