title: [Evaluation of two-dimensional thick-slice MR DSA: preliminary study].
abstract: We have used two-dimensional contrast-enhanced MR angiography for a single thick slice and called it MR DSA. This technique realizes nearly subsecond scanning per image and is therefore superior to other types of contrast-enhanced MR angiography in temporal resolution. To determine the optimal parameters of this technique, we calculated SSR (the signal of brain to the signal of contrast agent ratio) in various settings. We also obtained MR DSA images of 26 cases. We believe that MR DSA may play a supportive role in conventional MR imaging or angiography, since its high temporal resolution is of value in the evaluation of cerebrovascular diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Yamanashi Medical University.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nambu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kumagai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komiyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Araki
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*