Three-dimensional contrast-enhanced MR angiography of the thoraco-abdominal vessels.
With the strategies presented in this article,relevant disease involving the thoraco-abdominal vessels can be well depicted by 3D CEMRA. Aneurysms, dissections, occlusions, congenital lesions, and anatomic anomalies are readily assessed. Time-resolved MRA provides supplemental information in shunts, dissections, aneurysms, and AVMs. Velocity-encoded imaging may help fur-ther characterize lesions and may provide useful functional information to grade and monitor the progression of stenotic disease. 3.0T imaging and recent development in multicoil RF technology will further improve the performance of 3D CEMRAin terms of temporal and spatial resolution.
Nael
Kambiz
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Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine University of California Los Angeles, 10945 Le Conte Avenue, Suite #3371, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7206, USA. nkambiz@mednet.ucla.edu
Laub
Gerhard
G
Finn
J Paul
JP
D000005:Abdomen / Q000098:blood supply*; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D013909:Thorax / Q000098:blood supply*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
D003287:Contrast Media