In vivo MR-angiography for the assessment of aortic aneurysms in an experimental mouse model on a clinical MRI scanner: Comparison with high-frequency ultrasound and histology.
Christian H P JansenCarolin ReimannJulia BrangschRené M BotnarMarcus R MakowskiPublished in: PloS one (2017)
This study demonstrates that MR-angiography, performed on a clinical 3T MR scanner, enables the reliable detection and quantification of the aortic dilatation at different stages of aneurysm development in an experimental mouse model.
Keyphrases
- high frequency
- mouse model
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- computed tomography
- optical coherence tomography
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- aortic valve
- magnetic resonance
- left ventricular
- coronary artery
- pulmonary artery
- image quality
- heart failure
- aortic dissection
- diffusion weighted imaging
- pulmonary hypertension
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- ultrasound guided
- quantum dots