Atherosclerotic disease of the lower extremities is a common disorder in western society. Its
debilitating nature calls for accurate diagnosis and treatment. The gold standard for …

Magnetic resonance (MR) angiography of lower extremity occlusive vascular disease has
evolved into a feasible diagnostic imaging option. The previous emphasis on time-of-flight …

Vascular imaging can be essential in the diagnosis, monitoring, and planning and
assessment of treatment of patients with peripheral vascular disease. The purpose of this …

Vascular diseases today constitute a serious health burden, ranking atherosclerosis as
number one in the morbidity and mortality statistics of developed countries, with a still …

Purpose To develop a spin echo train sequence with spiral readout gradients with improved
artery–vein contrast for noncontrast angiography. Theory Venous T2 becomes shorter as the …

Purpose: To compare a standard step-by-step and a newly developed continuous table
movement (CTM) technique for peripheral magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) at a 3.0 …

This article is based on a presentation at the meeting of the Japanese Society of Magnetic
Resonance in Medicine in September 2016. The purpose is to review the technical …

Ziel: Einsatz paralleler Akquisitionstechniken (PAT) zur Erhöhung der räumlichen Auflösung
bei der kontrastverstärkten Multistation-Ganzkörper-MR-Angiographie (MRA) mit einer …

In conventional x-ray digital subtraction angiography (DSA), administration of contrast agent
is necessary in order to depict blood vessels. After arterial catheterization and injection of an …

Objectives Multi-station contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is
considered as the imaging investigation of first choice in patients suffering from peripheral …