title: [Evaluation of hilar pulmonary vessels using magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)].
abstract: To evaluate the usefulness of magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in pulmonary and mediastinal diseases, 24 cases (15 lung cancers, 2 metastatic lung tumors and 7 other diseases) were studied with the 3D FLASH (TE = 3 msec.) method. In resected cases, MRA images were compared with intraoperative findings. Twenty of 24 cases were consistent with intraoperative findings. In 4 resected cases in which the findings were inconsistent, pulmonary angiography (PAG) findings were similar to those of MRA. From these results, MRA is considered an effective and non-invasive method for evaluation of pulmonary vessels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Ebara Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology*