[Single breath-hold three-dimensional MR coronary angiography with true FISP].
Single breath-hold MR coronary angiography with three-dimensional (3D) true FISP was performed in 6 volunteers. Every scan was performed in a single breath-hold, and no contrast material was used. The length of visualized vessels was 12.2 +/- 1.2 cm for the RCA and 6.6 +/- 1.1 cm for the LAD. The signal-to-noise ratio and contrast-to-noise ratio were 22.8 +/- 6.8 and 17.5 +/- 7.1, respectively. MR coronary angiography with 3D true FISP has the potential to obtain good coronary angiograms for the screening of coronary artery disease.
Higashi
Masahiro
M
Department of Radiology, Niigata University School of Medicine.
Yamada
Naoaki
N
Hori
Yoshiro
Y
Hirai
Nobuhiko
N
Tanaka
Ryoichi
R
Okamoto
Jun
J
D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male