Portal venous system: evaluation with unenhanced MR angiography with a single-breath-hold ECG-synchronized 3D half-Fourier fast spin-echo sequence.

Ito, Katsuyoshi; Koike, Shinji; Shimizu, Ayame; Tanabe, Masahiro; Jo, Chisaki; Miyazaki, Mitsue; Matsunaga, Naofumi · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2008

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

Eighteen healthy persons underwent unenhanced MR angiography with a breath-hold ECG-synchronized 3D half-Fourier fast spin-echo technique to evaluate the visibility of the portal vein and its branches. Our results indicated that unenhanced MR angiography with a singlebreath-hold ECG-synchronized 3D half-Fourier fast spin-echo sequence facilitates precise visualization of the anatomic features of the portal vein and its branches without the use of contrast agents.

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