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Coronary MR angiography revealed: how to optimize image quality

Masaki Ishida1, Hajime Sakuma1

  • 1Department of Radiology, Mie University Hospital, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America
|December 6, 2014
PubMed

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Free-breathing coronary MR angiography offers noninvasive whole-heart visualization. Optimizing this technique is key for reliable coronary artery disease assessment, despite image acquisition challenges.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular imaging
  • Medical diagnostics

Background:

  • Coronary artery imaging is challenging due to vessel size and motion.
  • Computed tomographic angiography is a common but invasive imaging method.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explain the optimization of free-breathing, whole-heart coronary MR angiography.
  • To enable reliable assessment of coronary artery disease using MR angiography.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing free-breathing, whole-heart magnetic resonance (MR) angiography.
  • Performing a single 3-dimensional acquisition for complete coronary tree visualization.

Main Results:

  • Coronary MR angiography provides noninvasive, radiation-free visualization.
  • High-quality image acquisition is operator-dependent and technically demanding.

Conclusions:

  • Optimization is crucial for successful coronary MR angiography.
  • This technique aids in the reliable assessment of coronary artery disease.

Keywords:
Cardiac gatingCoronary artery diseaseCoronary magnetic resonance angiographyGadolinium contrast mediumMagnetic resonance imagingRespiratory gating

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