title: Maximizing time-resolved MRA for differentiation of hemangiomas, vascular malformations and vascularized tumors.
abstract: Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) using time-resolved imaging is a relatively new and increasingly popular technique. We will describe the technique utilized at our institution, Time-Resolved Imaging of Contrast Kinetics (TRICKS; GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI), and the parameters that can be adjusted to optimize the exam. We will review key imaging features of hemangiomas and vascular malformations in various modalities, with a special emphasis on the TRICKS appearance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA. janekim80@gmail.com
authors.forename: Jane S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chandler
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borzykowski
authors.forename: Beverly
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thornhill
authors.forename: Benjamin H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Taragin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000473:pathology*; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*