Evaluation of Intracranial Vasculatures in Healthy Subjects with Arterial-Spin-Labeling-Based 4D-MR Angiography at 3T

Autor: Shinichiro Nishimura, Toshinori Hirai, Minako Azuma, Eri Hayashida, Yasuhiko Iryo, Yasuyuki Yamashita, Machiko Tateishi, Masanobu Nakamura, Mika Kitajima
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences
ISSN: 1880-2206
1347-3182
Popis: Contrast inherent inflow-enhanced multi-phase angiography combining multiple-phase flow-alternating inversion-recovery (CINEMA-FAIR) is an arterial-spin-labeling-based four-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography (4D-MRA) technique. Two neuroradiologists independently evaluated the depiction of the intracranial vasculatures in healthy subjects with 3T 4D-MRA using CINEMA-FAIR. Our results indicated that this technique can provide good visualization of the cerebral arteries with a high spatial and temporal resolution. It appears to have sufficient resolution for identifying flow difference in the anterior and posterior circulation in healthy subjects.
Databáze: OpenAIRE