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Fast inversion recovery magnetic resonance angiography of the intracranial arteries.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20512868     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Inversion-prepared pulse sequences can be used for noncontrast MR angiography (MRA) but suffer from long scan times when acquired using conventional nonaccelerated techniques. This work proposes a subtraction-based spin-labeling, three-dimensional fast inversion recovery MRA (FIR-MRA) method for imaging the intracranial arteries. FIR-MRA uses alternating cycles of nonselective and slab-selective inversions, leading to dark-blood and bright-blood images, respectively. The signal difference between these images eliminates static background tissue and generates the angiogram. To reduce scan time, segmented fast gradient recalled echo readout and parallel imaging are applied. The inversion recovery with embedded self-calibration method used allows for parallel acceleration at factors of 2 and above. An off-resonance selective inversion provides effective venous suppression, with no detriment to the depiction of arteries. FIR-MRA was compared against conventional three-dimensional time-of-flight angiography at 3 T in eight normal subjects. Results showed that FIR-MRA had superior vessel conspicuity in the distal vessels (P < 0.05), and equal or better vessel continuity and venous suppression. However, FIR-MRA had inferior vessel sharpness (P < 0.05) in four of nine vessel groups. The clinical utility of FIR-MRA was demonstrated in three MRA patients.
Authors:
Ek T Tan; John Huston; Norbert G Campeau; Stephen J Riederer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine     Volume:  63     ISSN:  1522-2594     ISO Abbreviation:  Magn Reson Med     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-31     Completed Date:  2010-09-23     Revised Date:  2011-07-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8505245     Medline TA:  Magn Reson Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1648-58     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
(c) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
MR Research Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Cerebral Arteries / radiography*
Female
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis*
Magnetic Resonance Angiography* / methods
Male
Reference Standards
Spin Labels
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
EB000212/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; HL070620/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 EB000212-23/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS; R01 HL070620-06/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL070620-07/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; RR018898/RR/NCRR NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Spin Labels
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