Unenhanced 3D turbo spin echo MR angiography of lower extremity arteries: comparison with 128-MDCT angiography

Abstract

Native space MR angiography technique can be used as the first-step imaging technique before contrast-enhanced examinations in young and middle age patients with suspected PAD and for patients with the risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in chronic renal failure.

Nanotechnology in interventional cardiology: A state-of-the-art review

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a mainstream noninvasive imaging modality that has a wide array of functions in interventional cardiology, including abnormal blood vessels and atherosclerotic plaque quantification. When compared with nuclear imaging techniques like positron emission tomography (PET), MRI has a higher spatial resolution, and by employing three-dimensional time of flight (3D TOF) and spin-echo MR angiography, quantification of lipid core, fibrous cap thickness, and hemorrhage volume were determined in carotid atherosclerotic plaques efficiently [18] , [19] , [20] . However, the contrast agent detection of soft tissue is less sensitive compared with nuclear techniques.…”