Improved quality and diagnostic confidence achieved by use of dose-reduced gadolinium blood-pool agents for time-resolved intracranial MR angiography

S Dehkharghani, J Kang… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Time-resolved MRA with the use of bolus injection of
paramagnetic agents has proved valuable in neurovascular imaging. Standard contrast …

Equilibrium‐phase MR angiography: Comparison of unspecific extracellular and protein‐binding gadolinium‐based contrast media with respect to image quality

K Erb‐Eigner, M Taupitz… - Contrast Media & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to compare contrast and image quality of whole‐body
equilibrium‐phase high‐spatial‐resolution MR angiography using a non‐protein‐binding …

Indications for contrast medium administration in MR-angiography of cerebral blood vessels

D Petersen, U Klose - Der Radiologe, 1997 - europepmc.org
Time-of-flight MR-angiography of large volumes is limited by the occurrence of saturation
effects, which lead to low signal in both veins and arteries. Alternatively to a number of other …

Comparison of bolus and constant infusion methods of gadolinium administration in MR angiography.

G Sze, SN Goldberg… - American journal of …, 1994 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
PURPOSE To determine whether the method of delivery of gadolinium can alter optimal
small-vessel detail in MR angiography. METHODS Six healthy volunteers were studied with …

Perfusion imaging

JP Dyke - Functional Neuroimaging, 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Perfusion-weighted imaging is a technique that allows assessment of blood flow at the level
of the capillary bed. This chapter explores dynamic acquisition methods that supplement …

[CITATION][C] Contrast agents for cerebral perfusion MR imaging

EC Unger, K Ugurbil… - Journal of Magnetic …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
Contrast agents for cerebral perfusion MR imaging Page 1 r Review Contrast Agents for
Cerebral Perfusion MR Imaging' Evan C. Unger, MD Karnil Ugurbil, PhD Richard I THE …

Comparison of two blood pool contrast agents for 0.5-T MR angiography: experimental study in rabbits

SE Clarke, HJ Weinmann, E Dai, AR Lucas, BK Rutt - Radiology, 2000 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To evaluate two experimental blood pool agents for potential use in equilibrium
phase abdominal magnetic resonance (MR) angiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS …

Contrast medium enhanced MR angiography

TJ Vogl, Y Hoffmann, A Mühler, R Felix - Der Radiologe, 1994 - europepmc.org
Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) protocols are based on standard sequence
protocols like time of flight MRA, which evaluates inflowing spins. This technique is limited …

Contrast agents: Innovations and potential applications for body MR angiography

MN Hood, VB Ho - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics, 2005 - mri.theclinics.com
In 1985, Wedeen et al [1, 2] described the ability of MR imaging to illustrate blood vessels by
using flow-dependent techniques, methods now well known as time-of-flight MR …

Technical requirements, biophysical considerations and protocol optimization with magnetic resonance angiography using blood-pool agents.

M Rohrer, L Geerts-Ossevoort… - European Radiology, 2007 - search.ebscohost.com
In order to maximize the potential benefits of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance
angiography, careful attention must be paid to the choice of hardware, data acquisition and …