Steady-state magnetic resonance angiography of the thoracic vasculature in congenital heart disease using a blood pool contrast agent: evaluation of two different techniques

The following vessels were scored on an image quality scale of 1-4: aortic root, ascending aorta, aortic arch, descending aorta, main pulmonary trunk, right pulmonary artery, left pulmonary artery, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava. Of note, the patient has a right mediastinal cystic structure...

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Published inJournal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance Vol. 14; no. S1; p. P120
Main Authors Febbo, Jennifer A, Galizia, Mauricio S, Popescu, Andrada R, Bi, Xiaoming, Collins, Jeremy, Markl, Michael, Edelman, Robert R, Carr, James
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York BioMed Central 01.02.2012
BioMed Central Ltd
Elsevier
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Cardiovascular disease
Medical imaging
Poster Presentation
Pulmonary arteries
Veins & arteries
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Summary:The following vessels were scored on an image quality scale of 1-4: aortic root, ascending aorta, aortic arch, descending aorta, main pulmonary trunk, right pulmonary artery, left pulmonary artery, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava. Of note, the patient has a right mediastinal cystic structure causing external compression of the right lung. [figure omitted; refer to PDF] Conclusions SS-MRA using either IR-FLASH or IR-SSFP was comparable to FP-MRA for measurement of aortic dimensions, but it was better to assess congenital heart diseases.
ISSN:1532-429X
1097-6647
1532-429X
DOI:10.1186/1532-429X-14-S1-P120