Current State-of-the-Art 1.5 T and 3 T Extracranial Carotid Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography

J. Kevin DeMarco; Winfried A. Willinek; J. Paul Finn; John Huston

doi:10.1016/j.nic.2012.02.007

Current State-of-the-Art 1.5 T and 3 T Extracranial Carotid Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography

J. Kevin DeMarco, Winfried A. Willinek, J. Paul Finn, John Huston

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Abstract

Recent advances in magnetic resonance (MR) hardware and software have improved the resolution and spatial coverage of head and neck first-pass contrast-enhanced (CE) MR angiography. Despite these improvements, high-quality submillimeter-resolution 1.5 T and 3 T carotid CE MR angiography is not consistently available in the general radiology practice. This article reviews the important imaging parameters and potential pitfalls that affect carotid CE MR angiography image quality, and the dose and timing of the gadolinium-based contrast agent, and summarizes vendor-specific protocols for high-quality submillimeter-resolution carotid CE MR angiography at 1.5 and 3 T.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	235-257
Number of pages	23
Journal	Neuroimaging Clinics of North America
Volume	22
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nic.2012.02.007
State	Published - May 2012

Keywords

Carotid MR angiography
Gadolinium-based contrast agent
Time-resolved carotid MR angiography

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Clinical Neurology

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