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Optimization of coronary whole-heart MRA free-breathing technique at 3 Tesla

  • Ahmed M. Gharib*
  • , Khaled Z. Abd-Elmoniem
  • , Daniel A. Herzka
  • , Vincent B. Ho
  • , Julie Locklin
  • , Efstathia Tzatha
  • , Matthias Stuber
  • , Roderic I. Pettigrew
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Four different techniques for 3-T whole-heart coronary magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) using free-breathing three-dimensional segmented parallel imaging and adiabatic T2-preparation were assessed. Coronary MRA at 3 T is improved by shortening the acquisition window more than employing the highest spatial resolution. Double-oblique whole-heart acquisitions result in better overall image quality and allow for better delineation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. It is possible to attain shorter acquisition windows and a smaller voxel size at 3 T than previously reported at 1.5 T.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1125-1130
Number of pages6
JournalMagnetic Resonance Imaging
Volume29
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2011
Externally publishedYes

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