Breath-hold, contrast-enhanced, three-dimensional MR angiography

Radiology. 1996 Aug;200(2):569-71. doi: 10.1148/radiology.200.2.8685359.

Abstract

Breath-hold gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional magnetic resonance (MR) angiography was performed with a high-performance gradient MR imaging system in 10 volunteers with no history of vascular abnormalities (breath-hold interval, 28 seconds; repetition time, 4.0 msec; echo time, 1.9 msec; 0.4 mmol gadoterate meglumin per kilogram of body weight). High-resolution three-dimensional time-of-flight angiograms of the aorta, renal arteries, pulmonary arteries, pelvic arteries, and portal venous system were successfully acquired in all cases.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aorta, Abdominal / anatomy & histology
  • Aorta, Thoracic / anatomy & histology
  • Contrast Media
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods*
  • Male
  • Meglumine
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Pelvis / blood supply
  • Portal Vein / anatomy & histology
  • Pulmonary Artery / anatomy & histology
  • Renal Artery / anatomy & histology
  • Respiration
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Meglumine
  • gadoterate meglumine