Submillimeter three-dimensional coronary MR angiography with real-time navigator correction: comparison of navigator locations.
Three-dimensional free-breathing coronary magnetic resonance angiography was performed in eight healthy volunteers with use of real-time navigator technology. Images acquired with the navigator localized at the right hemidiaphragm and at the left ventricle were objectively compared. The diaphragmatic navigator was found to be superior for vessel delineation of middle to distal portions of the coronary arteries.
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Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. mstuber@caregroup.harvard.edu
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D000328:Adult; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D014584:User-Computer Interface