Non-Contrast-Enhanced MRA of the Renal Arteries using Inflow-Enhanced, Inversion-Recovery bSSFP: Validation against DSA in a Porcine Model of Renal Artery Stenosis
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T. A. Bley, C. J. Francois, M. L. Schiebler, O. Wieben, N. Takei, W. Sun, M. Miyoshi, J. H. Brittain, R. F. Busse, T. M. Grist, and S. B. Reeder Radiology, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, United States, Radiology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, United States, MR Applied Sciences Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Tokyo, Japan, MR Applied Sciences Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI, United States
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