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Anatomical Reconstructions of the Human Cardiac Venous System using Contrast-computed Tomography of Perfusion-fixed Specimens
Published on: April 18, 2013
Time-resolved MR angiography of the central veins of the chest
Charles Y Kim1, Elmar M Merkle
1Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Objective:
The purpose of our study was to show the usefulness and limitations of contrast-enhanced time-resolved MR angiography (MRA) for imaging the central veins of the chest.
Conclusion:
Time-resolved MRA is highly sensitive for the detection of abnormalities and is particularly useful in conjunction with static high-spatial-resolution MRA. However, several intrinsic limitations must be kept in mind.
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