Time-of-flight MR angiography: comparison of 3.0-T imaging and 1.5-T imaging--initial experience

Radiology. 2003 Dec;229(3):913-20. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2293020782.

Abstract

Intracranial three-dimensional time-of-flight (TOF) magnetic resonance (MR) angiography was performed in seven healthy volunteers and eight patients with both 1.5-T and 3.0-T MR systems with standard and high spatial resolutions (true voxel sizes, 0.48 x 0.75 x 2.00 mm and 0.30 x 0.44 x 1.00 mm, respectively). Superior image quality and significantly better depiction of small vessel segments and vascular disease were observed at high-spatial-resolution 3.0-T TOF MR angiography but not at standard 1.5-T or standard 3.0-T TOF MR angiography (P <.01, respectively). Intracranial high-spatial-resolution TOF MR angiography at 3.0-T imaging provides diagnostic improvement in studies of cerebrovascular disease.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged