Building blocks for thoracic MRI: Challenges, sequences, and protocol design
CA Raptis, DR Ludwig, MM Hammer… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Thoracic MRI presents important and unique challenges. Decreased proton density in the
lung in combination with respiratory and cardiac motion can degrade image quality and …
lung in combination with respiratory and cardiac motion can degrade image quality and …
Motion compensated whole-heart coronary cardiovascular magnetic resonance angiography using focused navigation (fNAV)
Background Radial self-navigated (RSN) whole-heart coronary cardiovascular magnetic
resonance angiography (CCMRA) is a free-breathing technique that estimates and corrects …
resonance angiography (CCMRA) is a free-breathing technique that estimates and corrects …
Deep learning to automate reference-free image quality assessment of whole-heart MR images
Purpose To develop and characterize an algorithm that mimics human expert visual
assessment to quantitatively determine the quality of three-dimensional (3D) whole-heart …
assessment to quantitatively determine the quality of three-dimensional (3D) whole-heart …
Pediatric cardiac MR imaging:: practical preoperative assessment
The prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) is estimated to range around 4/1000 and
50/1000 among births in the United States. 1 Over the last decade, continuous …
50/1000 among births in the United States. 1 Over the last decade, continuous …
[HTML][HTML] Noncontrast free-breathing respiratory self-navigated coronary artery cardiovascular magnetic resonance angiography at 3 T using lipid insensitive binomial …
Background Robust and homogeneous lipid suppression is mandatory for coronary artery
cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging since the coronary arteries are …
cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging since the coronary arteries are …
Self-navigated coronary MR angiography for coronary aneurysm detection in Kawasaki disease at 3T: comparison with conventional diaphragm-navigated coronary …
Z Zhou, D Wei, S Azhe, C Fu, X Zhou, J An, D Piccini… - European …, 2024 - Springer
Objectives To assess the scan time, image quality, and diagnostic performance of self-
navigated coronary MR angiography (SN-CMRA) for coronary aneurysm (CAA) detection in …
navigated coronary MR angiography (SN-CMRA) for coronary aneurysm (CAA) detection in …
[HTML][HTML] Self-navigated 3D whole-heart MRA for non-enhanced surveillance of thoracic aortic dilation: a comparison to CTA
P Poskaite, M Pamminger, C Kranewitter… - Magnetic Resonance …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To prospectively compare image quality and reliability of a non-contrast, self-
navigated 3D whole-heart magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) sequence with contrast …
navigated 3D whole-heart magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) sequence with contrast …
Comparison between diaphragmatic-navigated and self-navigated coronary magnetic resonance angiography at 3T in pediatric patients with congenital coronary …
S Azhe, X Li, Z Zhou, C Fu, Y Wang… - … imaging in medicine …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Coronary magnetic resonance angiography (CMRA) is being increasingly used
in pediatric patients with congenital coronary artery anomalies (CAAs). However, the data on …
in pediatric patients with congenital coronary artery anomalies (CAAs). However, the data on …
A quantitative comparison between a navigated Cartesian and a self‐navigated radial protocol from clinical studies for free‐breathing 3D whole‐heart bSSFP …
Purpose Navigator‐gated 3D bSSFP whole‐heart coronary MRA has been evaluated in
several large studies including a multi‐center trial. Patient studies have also been performed …
several large studies including a multi‐center trial. Patient studies have also been performed …
[HTML][HTML] Whole-heart non-rigid motion corrected coronary MRA with autofocus virtual 3D iNAV
Purpose Respiratory motion-corrected coronary MR angiography (CMRA) has shown
promise for assessing coronary disease. By incorporating coronal 2D image navigators …
promise for assessing coronary disease. By incorporating coronal 2D image navigators …