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Article: A free-breathing non-contrast-enhanced pulmonary magnetic resonance angiography at 3 Tesla

TitleA free-breathing non-contrast-enhanced pulmonary magnetic resonance angiography at 3 Tesla
Authors
KeywordsBlood vessels
Magnetic resonance angiography
Pulmonary
Issue Date2009
PublisherChinese Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.cmj.org/
Citation
Chinese Medical Journal, 2009, v. 122 n. 18, p. 2111-2116 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: The breathhold contrast-enhanced three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) using T1-weighted gradient-echo imaging sequence is the standard technique for MRA of the thorax. However, this technique is not desirable for certain patients with respiratory insufficiency, serious renal impairment, or allergy to contrast agents. The objective of this study was to optimize and evaluate a non-contrast-enhanced free-breathing pulmonary MRA protocol at 3 Tesla. Methods: The time-of-flight protocol was based on a two-dimensional T1-weighted turbo field echo sequence with slice-selective inversion recovery and magnetization transfer preparation together with respiratory navigator gating, cardiac gating, and parallel imaging. Optimal values for time of inversion delay, flip angle and slice thickness were experimentally determined and used for all subjects. Results: Excellent pulmonary MRA images, in which the 7th order branches of pulmonary arteries could be reliably identified, were obtained in the 12 free-breathing healthy volunteers. TI of ∼300 ms provides the best suppression of background thoracic and cardiac muscles and effective inflow enhancement. With increasing flip angle, the pulmonary vessels gradually brightened and exhibited optimal contrast at 20°-30°. The 2 mm slice thickness and 0.5 mm slice overlap is suitable for visualization of the peripheral pulmonary vessel. Conclusions: The MRA protocol at 3 Tesla may have clinical significance for pulmonary vascular imaging in patients who are not available for contrast-enhanced 3D MRA and CT angiography examination or are unable to sustain a long breath-hold.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/129235
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2023 Impact Factor: 7.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.997
ISI Accession Number ID
Funding AgencyGrant Number
National Natural Science Foundation of China30200066
Programs Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China2004069805
Hong Kong Research Grant CouncilGRF7794/07M
Funding Information:

This work was supported in part by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.30200066), Ph.D. Programs Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China (No. 2004069805) and Hong Kong Research Grant Council (No. GRF7794/07M).

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dc.contributor.authorYang, Jen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, Wen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, YRen_HK
dc.contributor.authorNiu, Gen_HK
dc.contributor.authorJin, CWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWu, EXen_HK
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dc.date.issued2009en_HK
dc.identifier.citationChinese Medical Journal, 2009, v. 122 n. 18, p. 2111-2116en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0366-6999en_HK
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dc.description.abstractBackground: The breathhold contrast-enhanced three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) using T1-weighted gradient-echo imaging sequence is the standard technique for MRA of the thorax. However, this technique is not desirable for certain patients with respiratory insufficiency, serious renal impairment, or allergy to contrast agents. The objective of this study was to optimize and evaluate a non-contrast-enhanced free-breathing pulmonary MRA protocol at 3 Tesla. Methods: The time-of-flight protocol was based on a two-dimensional T1-weighted turbo field echo sequence with slice-selective inversion recovery and magnetization transfer preparation together with respiratory navigator gating, cardiac gating, and parallel imaging. Optimal values for time of inversion delay, flip angle and slice thickness were experimentally determined and used for all subjects. Results: Excellent pulmonary MRA images, in which the 7th order branches of pulmonary arteries could be reliably identified, were obtained in the 12 free-breathing healthy volunteers. TI of ∼300 ms provides the best suppression of background thoracic and cardiac muscles and effective inflow enhancement. With increasing flip angle, the pulmonary vessels gradually brightened and exhibited optimal contrast at 20°-30°. The 2 mm slice thickness and 0.5 mm slice overlap is suitable for visualization of the peripheral pulmonary vessel. Conclusions: The MRA protocol at 3 Tesla may have clinical significance for pulmonary vascular imaging in patients who are not available for contrast-enhanced 3D MRA and CT angiography examination or are unable to sustain a long breath-hold.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherChinese Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.cmj.org/en_HK
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dc.subjectBlood vessels-
dc.subjectMagnetic resonance angiography-
dc.subjectPulmonary-
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshAgeden_HK
dc.subject.meshContrast Mediaen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshMagnetic Resonance Angiography - methodsen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_HK
dc.subject.meshPulmonary Artery - anatomy & histologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshPulmonary Circulation - physiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshPulmonary Veins - anatomy & histologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshYoung Adulten_HK
dc.titleA free-breathing non-contrast-enhanced pulmonary magnetic resonance angiography at 3 Teslaen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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