Role of MRI in the Diagnosis of Aortic Dissection.

Autor: Eagle, Kim A., Baliga, Ragavendra R., Isselbacher, Eric M., Nienaber, Christoph A., Meinhardt, Gabriel, Mahrholdt, Heiko, Sechtem, Udo
Zdroj: Aortic Dissection & Related Syndromes; 2007, p121-141, 21p
Abstrakt: MR imaging is increasingly becoming a first-line investigation for the evaluation of diseases of the aorta1. Advantages of MRI include avoidance of ionizing radiation and the use of contrast agents, which are not nephrotoxic. Over the last years, major technological advances resulted in significant increases in acquisition speed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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