Preliminary report on in vivo coronary MRA at 3 Tesla in humans

被引：153

作者：

Stuber, M

Botnar, RM

Fischer, SE

Lamerichs, R

Smink, J

Harvey, P

Manning, WJ

机构：

[1] Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Dept Med, Div Cardiovasc, Boston, MA 02215 USA

[2] Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Dept Radiol, Boston, MA 02215 USA

[3] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Boston, MA USA

[4] Philips Med Syst, Best, Netherlands

来源：

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE | 2002年 / 48卷 / 03期

关键词：

3; Tesla; high field; coronary MRA; three-dimensional; high resolution; magnetic resonance imaging; angiography; coronary arteries; coronary artery disease; coronary angiography;

D O I：

10.1002/mrm.10240

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：

Current limitations of coronary magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) include a suboptimal signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), which limits spatial resolution and the ability to visualize distal and branch vessel coronary segments. Improved SNR is expected at higher field strengths, which may provide improved spatial resolution. However, a number of potential adverse effects on image quality have been reported at higher field strengths. The limited availability of high-field systems equipped with cardiac-specific hardware and software has previously precluded successful in vivo human high-field coronary MRA data acquisition. In the present study we investigated the feasibility of human coronary MRA at 3.0T in vivo. The first results obtained in nine healthy adult subjects are presented. (C) 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

引用

页码：425 / 429

页数：5

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