Aorta and runoff vessels: single-injection MR angiography with automated table movement compared with multiinjection time-resolved MR angiography--initial results.
The authors compared two techniques for performing runoff, contrast material-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) angiography. Multiinjection time-resolved imaging of contrast kinetics (TRICKS) and single-injection bolus-chase MR angiographic examinations were performed in 10 volunteers and 10 patients. Image quality and venous overlay of the major blood vessels of the abdomen, thigh, and calf were evaluated. Significantly more (P <.05) vessels were depicted with diagnostic quality on multiinjection TRICKS than on single-injection bolus-chase MR angiographic images.
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Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, E3/311 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792-3252, USA.
Carroll
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Omary
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Esparza-Coss
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Korosec
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Mistretta
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Grist
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male
D003287:Contrast Media