title: Evaluation of Intracranial Vasculatures in Healthy Subjects with Arterial-Spin-Labeling-Based 4D-MR Angiography at 3T.
abstract: Contrast inherent inflow-enhanced multi-phase angiography combining multiple-phase flow-alternating inversion-recovery (CINEMA-FAIR) is an arterial-spin-labeling-based four-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography (4D-MRA) technique. Two neuroradiologists independently evaluated the depiction of the intracranial vasculatures in healthy subjects with 3T 4D-MRA using CINEMA-FAIR. Our results indicated that this technique can provide good visualization of the cerebral arteries with a high spatial and temporal resolution. It appears to have sufficient resolution for identifying flow difference in the anterior and posterior circulation in healthy subjects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences.
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iryo
authors.forename: Toshinori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Machiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tateishi
authors.forename: Eri
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hayashida
authors.forename: Minako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azuma
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitajima
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001775:Blood Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D064368:Healthy Volunteers; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D013113:Spin Labels
chemical_list: D013113:Spin Labels