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Value of image subtraction in 3D gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography of the renal arteries

✍ Scribed by Daniel A. Leung; Pia Pelkonen; Thomas F. Hany; Gesine Zimmermann; Thomas Pfammatter; Jörg F. Debatin

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
547 KB
Volume
8
Category
Article
ISSN
1053-1807

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate quantitatively and qualitatively the effect of image subtraction on the image quality of three‐dimensional (3D) gadolinium‐enhanced MR angiograms of the renal arteries. Breath‐hold 3D gadolinium MR angiography (MRA) as well as conventional contrast angiography of the renal arteries was performed on 20 patients with suspected renovascular hypertension. MR angiograms were acquired before and during dynamic infusion of gadolinium‐diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd‐DTPA). Contrast‐enhanced images were compared with images that had undergone voxel‐by‐voxel signal intensity subtraction of contrast‐enhanced data from precontrast data. One false positive finding for significant renal artery stenosis was recorded with MRA using conventional angiography as the gold standard. Image subtraction did not alter the diagnosis at MRA in any case. The mean contrast‐to‐noise ratio (CNR) was significantly higher (P < .05) on the subtraction MR angiograms compared to the nonsubtracted MR angiograms. There was no significant difference in the signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR). Qualitative analysis revealed a significant improvement in image quality after image subtraction with respect to visualization of the distal renal arteries. In conclusion, image subtraction improves the quality of renal MRA in terms of both CNR and visualization of the distal renal arteries.

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