High resolution coronary MR angiography at 7 Tesla: comparison with standard bright blood and black blood imaging
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Background The aim for ultrahigh field coronary MR angiography (MRA) is to convert the benefit of increased signal-tonoise ratio (SNR) to improved spatial resolution and thereby better vessel edge sharpness (VES), while vessel conspicuity is preserved. Furthermore, black blood coronary MRA has been shown to be an alternative technique to detect arterial remodeling in patients with coronary artery disease, but has never been performed at 7 Tesla. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare high resolution (HR) coronary magnetic resonance angio-
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دوره 16 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2014