Real-time interactive coronary MRA
β Scribed by Krishna S. Nayak; John M. Pauly; Phillip C. Yang; Bob S. Hu; Craig H. Meyer; Dwight G. Nishimura
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 386 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0740-3194
- DOI
- 10.1002/mrm.1210
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
An interactive realβtime imaging system capable of rapid coronary artery imaging is described. Highβresolution spiral and circular echo planar trajectories were used to achieve 0.8 Γ 1.6 mm^2^ resolution in 135 ms (CEPI) or 1.13 Γ 1.13 mm^2^ resolution in 189 ms (spirals), over a 20βcm FOV. Using a sliding window reconstruction, display rates of up to 37 images/sec were achieved. Initial results indicate this technique can perform as a highβquality 2D coronary localizer and with SNR improvement may enable rapid screening of the coronary tree. Magn Reson Med 46:430β435, 2001. Β© 2001 WileyβLiss, Inc.
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