Portal magnetic resonance angiography.
MR angiography has shown definite clinical use in the portal venous system. Methods have been developed for noninvasive assessment of portal venous anatomy and blood flow using a variety of techniques. Time-of-flight techniques for portal angiography and both time-of-flight and phase-contrast techniques for flow measurement are reviewed.
Finn
J P
JP
Department of Radiology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Siewert
B
B
Mueller
M
M
D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis