MR angiography using steady-state free precession

Thomas K.F. Foo; Vincent B. Ho; Hani B. Marcos; Maureen N. Hood; Peter L. Choyke

doi:10.1002/mrm.10278

MR angiography using steady-state free precession

Thomas K.F. Foo^*, Vincent B. Ho, Hani B. Marcos, Maureen N. Hood, Peter L. Choyke

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Contrast-enhanced MR angiography (CE-MRA) using steady-state free precession (SSFP) pulse sequences is described. Using SSFP, vascular structures can be visualized with high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at a substantial (delay) time after the initial arterial pass of contrast media. The peak blood SSFP signal was diminished by <20% 30 min after the initial administration of 0.2 mmol/kg of Gd-chelate. The proposed method allows a second opportunity to study arterial or venous structures with high image SNR and high spatial resolution. A mask subtraction scheme using spin echo SSFP-S(-) acquisition is also described to reduce stationary background signal from the delayed SSFP angiography images.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	699-706
Number of pages	8
Journal	Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Volume	48
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.10278
State	Published - 1 Oct 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Contrast MRA
FIESTA
Peripheral angiography
Pulse sequences
Steady-state free precession
Techniques
TrueFISP
Vascular imaging

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