Thoracic duct: Visualization at nonenhanced MR lymphography - Initial experience

被引：57

作者：

Hayashi, S

Miyazaki, M

机构：

[1] Toshiba Med Engn Ctr, MR Engn Dept, Otawara, Tochigi 3248550, Japan

[2] Toho Univ, Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Tokyo, Japan

来源：

RADIOLOGY | 1999年 / 212卷 / 02期

关键词：

lymphography; thoracic duct; MR;

D O I：

10.1148/radiology.212.2.r99au23598

中图分类号：

R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;

摘要：

In six healthy volunteers, the thoracic duct was examined at magnetic resonance (MR) lymphography without contrast agent. With a 1.5-T clinical imager, a short echo spacing, three dimensional, half-Fourier fast spin-echo sequence with electrocardiographic gating was employed to depict the thoracic duct along the thoracic aorta. The images clearly depicted the main duct in the region of the thoracic aorta in all six volunteers, drainage into the left subclavian region in four, and the cisterna chyli in one.

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页码：598 / 600

页数：3