Comparison of the imaging performance of time-of-flight MRA and ultrashort echo time MRA in flow diverters: A phantom study.
Toshiya AkatsuAkihiko WadaMichimasa SuzukiHaruyuki FukuchiYutaka IkenouchiNao TakanoFumihiro YagisawaKohsuke TeranishiAkira IshiiAkihide KondoShigeki AokiPublished in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2024)
UTE-MRA provides superior image quality for after-FD assessment, particularly in terms of FD-LBR, compared to TOF-MRA. Differences in FD materials and structures affect image quality. These findings suggest UTE-MRA's clinical utility in follow-up after-FD assessment.