Preoperative Evaluation of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma with Contrast-enhanced Three-dimensional Fast Imaging with Steady-state Precession Magnetic Resonance Angiography: Comparison with Intraarterial Digital Subtraction Angiography

Measuring aortic diameter with different

Measuring aortic diameter with different MR techniques: Comparison of three-dimensional (3D) navigated steady-state free-precession (SSFP), 3D contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CE-MRA), 2D T2 black blood, and 2D cine SSFP

✍ Silke Potthast; Lee Mitsumori; Luana A. Stanescu; Michael L. Richardson; Kelley 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 373 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract ## Purpose: To compare nongated three‐dimensional (3D) contrast‐enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CE‐MRA) with 3D‐navigated cardiac‐gated steady‐state free‐precession bright blood (3D‐nav SSFP) and noncontrast 2D techniques for ascending aorta dimension measurements. ## Materia