title: Virtual MR angioscopy of the pulmonary artery tree.
abstract: An optimized, contrast-enhanced 3D MR angiography sequence is combined with image postprocessing to render interior views of the pulmonary arteries. Virtual angioscopy was successfully demonstrated on both a healthy volunteer and a pulmonary embolism patient. By targeting selected pulmonary artery branches, virtual angioscopy has the potential to become a powerful adjunct to the use of reformatted sections and maximum intensity projections in the assessment of pulmonary embolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Radiology, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ladd
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Göhde
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pfammatter
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: McKinnon
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Debatin
mesh_terms: D017546:Angioscopy; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography