Equilibrium phase contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography of the thoracic aorta and heart using balanced T1 relaxation-enhanced steady-state.
Robert R EdelmanOnural OzturkAmit PursnaniSenthil BalasubramanianNondas LeloudasIoannis KoktzoglouPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2024)
We found that using bT1RESS greatly prolongs the useful duration of blood pool contrast enhancement while improving angiographic image quality compared with standard CEMRA techniques. Although further study is needed, potential advantages for vascular imaging include eliminating the current requirement for first-pass imaging along with better reliability and accuracy for a wide range of cardiovascular applications.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- image quality
- diffusion weighted
- magnetic resonance imaging
- high resolution
- dual energy
- diffusion weighted imaging
- optical coherence tomography
- heart failure
- spinal cord
- molecular dynamics
- pulmonary artery
- aortic valve
- pulmonary hypertension
- human health
- fluorescence imaging