Gadolinium-enhanced breath-hold three-dimensional MR angiography of the portal vein: Value of the magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition gradient-echo sequence

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作者
Yamashita, Y
Mitsuzaki, K
Miyazaki, T
Namimoto, T
Sumi, S
Urata, J
Abe, Y
Ogata, I
Takahashi, M
机构
[1] Department of Radiology, Kumamoto University, School of Medicine, Kumamoto 860
关键词
gadolinium; hepatic veins; MR; magnetic resonance (MR); contrast enhancement; vascular studies; portal vein;
D O I
10.1148/radiology.201.1.8816561
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
The authors evaluated magnetic resonance (MR) angiography of the portal vein performed with a breath-hold, gadolinium-enhanced, magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition gradient-echo sequence in five volunteers and 24 patients. The main portal vein and its branches and the liver were depicted clearly in all images. The hepatic vein was clearly depicted in 21 of the 24 patients. MR angiography performed with this sequence allowed high-quality imaging of the portal and hepatic veins.
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