Journal article

Comparison of nonenhanced MR angiographic subtraction techniques for infragenual arteries at 1.5 T: A preliminary study

RP Lim, Z Fan, M Chatterji, A Baadh, IP Atanasova, P Storey, DC Kim, S Kim, PA Hodnett, A Ahmad, DR Stoffel, JS Babb, MA Adelman, J Xu, D Li, VS Lee

Radiology | Published : 2013

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate diagnostic performance of three nonenhanced methods: variable-refocusing-flip angle (FA) fast spin-echo (SE)-based magnetic resonance (MR) angiography (variable FA MR) and constant-refocusing-FA fast SE-based MR angiography (constant-FA MR) and flowsensitive dephasing (FSD)-prepared steady-state free precession MR angiography (FSD MR) for calf arteries, with dual-injection three-station contrast material-enhanced MR angiography (gadolinium-enhanced MR) as reference. Materials and Methods: This prospective study was institutional review board approved and HIPAA compliant, with informed consent. Twenty-one patients (13 men, eight women; mean age, 62.6 years) underwent calf..

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