| Arterial flow characteristics in the presence of vascular disease and implications for fast spin echo-based noncontrast MR angiography. | |
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PMID: 21959828 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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PURPOSE: To investigate arterial flow characteristics in the setting of vascular disease, and examine their effect on the performance of fast spin-echo (FSE)-based noncontrast MR angiography (NC-MRA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventeen patients were recruited from among those scheduled for routine contrast-enhanced MR angiography (CE-MRA) of the lower extremities at 1.5 Tesla. The research portion of the exam was performed before the clinically-indicated protocol and included phase-contrast imaging at multiple levels in the legs and FSE-based NC-MRA in the calf and thigh, using a three-dimensional ECG-gated technique that exploits differences in arterial flow velocity between diastole and systole. RESULTS: Vascular occlusions were associated with reduced systolic velocity, a delayed systolic peak, and, in two middle-aged patients, an increase in diastolic velocity. Elevated systolic and diastolic velocities were observed in a subject with a nonhealing ulcer. NC-MRA allowed visualization of arteries with systolic velocities as low as 3 cm/s, and exhibited comparable depiction to CE-MRA for diastolic velocities as high as 6 cm/s. At the highest diastolic velocities observed (15 cm/s) arterial depiction was severely degraded. CONCLUSION: FSE-based NC-MRA as presently implemented performs successfully over a wide range of flow patterns, but does not accommodate extremely low systolic velocities or very high diastolic velocities. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2011;. © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
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Pippa Storey; Ruth P Lim; Sooah Kim; David R Stoffel; Vivian S Lee |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-9-29 |
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Title: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI Volume: - ISSN: 1522-2586 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-9-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9105850 Medline TA: J Magn Reson Imaging Country: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
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Radiology Department, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA. pippa.storey@nyumc.org. |
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