Vascular magnetic resonance angiography techniques

Magnetic Resonance Angiography Techniques

■ ■ Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography t1 Shortening phase encoding Considerations acquisition timing acquisition timing: test Bolus acquisition timing: Signal Initiated acquisition acquisition timing: Dynamic Subtraction Contrast-enhanced Magnetic resonance angiography Imaging parameters advantages of Contrast-enhanced Magnetic resonance angiography Limitations of Contrast-enhanc...

Magnetic Resonance Angiography Techniques

68 Introduction MR Imaging (MRI) depends on relaxation times T1 and T2 and spin density r. Furthermore, MRI is very sensitive to motion resulting in a variety of flow effects. On one hand, flow effects are responsible for a number of artifacts which can drastically impair the diagnostic value of the images; on the other hand, flow effects can be used advantageously to develop non-invasive techn...

Coronary Magnetic Resonance Angiography – 1.5T Techniques

Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)

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Coronary magnetic resonance angiography.

Coronary magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is a powerful noninvasive technique with high soft-tissue contrast for the visualization of the coronary anatomy without X-ray exposure. Due to the small dimensions and tortuous nature of the coronary arteries, a high spatial resolution and sufficient volumetric coverage have to be obtained. However, this necessitates scanning times that are typical...