Unenhanced MR angiography of the renal arteries with balanced steady-state free precession dixon method.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a novel technique for fat-water separation to image the renal arteries without using a contrast agent. Five healthy volunteers were imaged on a 3-T clinical MR scanner using the balanced steady-state free precession (SSFP) Dixon method. We were able to image the proximal renal arteries with high conspicuity within a 3-minute overall scanning time. The balanced-SSFP Dixon method shows potential for unenhanced MR angiography of the proximal renal arteries.
Medical subject headings
- Algorithms
- Image Enhancement
- Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography
- Renal Artery