A quantitative comparison between a navigated Cartesian and a self-navigated radial protocol from clinical studies for free-breathing 3D whole-heart bSSFP coronary MRA.

John Heerfordt Matthias StuberAurélien MaillotVeronica BianchiDavide Piccini

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2019)

CNG provided superior vessel sharpness and might hence be the better option for examining coronary lumina. However, its blood pool inhomogeneity and prolonged and unpredictable acquisition times compared to RSN may make clinical adoption more challenging.

Keyphrases

coronary artery
coronary artery disease
randomized controlled trial
heart failure
high resolution
stress induced
aortic stenosis
electronic health record
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
aortic valve