Test bolus examination in the carotid artery at dynamic gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography

被引:92
作者
Kim, JK
Farb, RI
Wright, GA
机构
[1] Univ Toronto, Sunnybrook Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Imaging Res, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
[2] Univ Toronto, Sunnybrook Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Med Imaging, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
[3] Univ Toronto, Dept Med Biophys, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
关键词
gadolinium; magnetic resonance (MR); three-dimensional; vascular studies;
D O I
10.1148/radiology.206.1.9423685
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
At magnetic resonance angiography in nine patients, a test bolus of gadopentetate dimeglumine was injected to determine transit time from venous injection to arrival in the carotid arteries. Mean times to onset of enhancement were calculated (arterial, 15.7 seconds [range, 10-22 seconds]; venous, 23.4 seconds [range, 16-30 seconds]; optimal imaging time, 7.78 seconds [range, 6-10 seconds]). Transit time was calculated correctly with a test bolus examination.
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页码:283 / 289
页数:7
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