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Ghost magnetic resonance angiography.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19319899     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Traditional methods for magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) involve the radiofrequency excitation of vascular spins within a selected region of tissue, followed by gradient localization and imaging of those spins within that same region. Signals that unfaithfully localize within the imaging volume, so-called "ghost artifacts", have historically been considered undesirable since they degrade image quality and every effort is made to suppress them. To the contrary, we hypothesized that these ghost artifacts could be manipulated to create detailed angiograms of the human body. In this initial demonstration of the method, which we call "Ghost MRA," we show that the human arterial system can be depicted with exquisite anatomic detail and near total suppression of background signal. Moreover, unlike alternative unenhanced methods, Ghost MRA can be acquired without the need for cardiac synchronization.
Authors:
Ioannis Koktzoglou; Robert R Edelman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine     Volume:  61     ISSN:  1522-2594     ISO Abbreviation:  Magn Reson Med     Publication Date:  2009 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-06-01     Completed Date:  2009-08-19     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8505245     Medline TA:  Magn Reson Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1515-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois 60201, USA. ikoktzoglou@northshore.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Algorithms*
Female
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods*
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods*
Male
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity

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