Gadolinium-enhanced breath-hold three-dimensional MR angiography of the portal vein: value of the magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition gradient-echo sequence.
The authors evaluated magnetic resonance (MR) angiography of the portal vein performed with a breath-hold, gadolinium-enhanced, magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition gradient-echo sequence in five volunteers and 24 patients. The main portal vein and its branches and the liver were depicted clearly in all images. The hepatic vein was clearly depicted in 21 of the 24 patients. MR angiography performed with this sequence allowed high-quality imaging of the portal and hepatic veins.
Yamashita
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Y
Department of Radiology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
Mitsuzaki
K
K
Miyazaki
T
T
Namimoto
T
T
Sumi
S
S
Urata
J
J
Abe
Y
Y
Ogata
I
I
Takahashi
M
M
D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology
D003287:Contrast Media; D004338:Drug Combinations; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA