title: [Contrast medium enhanced magnetic resonance angiography. Theory, technique and practical implementation].
abstract: Contrast enhanced (CE) magnetic resonance angiography affords angiographic depiction of extended vascular territories with high quality and diagnostic value. A prerequisite is the fast acquisition of a three-dimensional gradient-echo data set during the injection of a bolus of a T1-shortening contrast agent. We describe the dependence of the quality of CE-MRA on technical parameters of different MR-scanners and consider some fundamental facts and practical guidelines concerning the contrast agent injection.
authors.affiliation: Gesellschaft für Strahlenforschung, Neuherberg.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Stehling
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niedermeyer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laub
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003287:Contrast Media; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media