Abstract
In 15 healthy volunteers undergoing coronary magnetic resonance (MR) angiography, the breath-hold duration with and without preoxygenation was measured. The effect of preoxygenation on coronary artery imaging was also evaluated. A three-dimensional magnetization-prepared true fast imaging with steady-state precession sequence was employed for coronary MR angiography. All subjects showed an increase in comfortable breath-hold duration with preoxygenation. This extra imaging time allowed coronary artery imaging with increased spatial resolution.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 283-288 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Radiology |
Volume | 227 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2003 |
Keywords
- Coronary vessels, MR
- Magnetic resonance (MR), pulse sequences
- Magnetic resonance (MR), rapid imaging
- Magnetic resonance (MR), vascular studies
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging