title: [Role of magnetic resonance in the evaluation of thrombosis of large thoraco-abdominal vessels].
abstract: Magnetic resonance (MR) has been found to be a method suitable for the study of the vascular system since it permits to distinguish between moving (circulating blood) and static (thrombi, atherosclerotic plaques, intimal flaps) tissues. The sequences used for the evaluation of thrombi are Spin Echo (SE) and Gradient Echo (GE). If both sequences are used the diagnosis of thrombosis is considerably more reliable. The limits of the technique are represented by spatial resolution which is not optimal and makes the evaluation of thrombi in small or medium-size vessels difficult; further, small or non occlusive thrombi may be difficult to identify. Nowadays, with the technique of angiography with magnetic resonance (AMR) it has become possible to obtain high quality images of the vessels of the head, neck, abdomen and limbs. Further improvements of the AMR technique are likely to replace diagnostic angiography.
authors.affiliation: I Clinica Medica, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Gualdi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ceroni
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Polettini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000098:blood supply*; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013909:Thorax / Q000098:blood supply*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior
vernacular_title: Ruolo della risonanza magnetica nella valutazione della trombosi dei grossi vasi toraco-addominali.