Volume Visualization in Magnetic Resonance Angiography
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چکیده
Visualization of blood vessels for diagnostic and therapeutical purposes is one of the standard procedures in radiological practice. In conventional angiography, a contrast agent is injected into a patient’s artery or vein, and its distribution is shown on two-dimensional X-ray projections. This method is well-suited for the investigation of a wide variety of disorders, but problems such as X-ray exposure both for the patient and the radiologist and possible complications, e.g. allergic reactions to the contrast agent, make its use questionable in many cases.
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