MRA of the Aorta and Peripheral Arteries
Publication/Presentation Date
2019
Abstract
It can be argued that magnetic resonance angiography of the aorta and peripheral vessels has undergone more dramatic changes over the last couple decades than any other form of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging. The first useful clinical applications primarily used two-dimensional time-of-flight technology. However, in the mid-1990s, this approach was replaced to a large degree by contrast-enhanced techniques using conventional agents in dynamic, multiphase mode. Blood pool agents have also been developed for use in magnetic resonance angiography, but their precise role remains to be determined. Given the risks of gadolinium contrast in patients with renal failure, which is not an unusual concomitant in patients undergoing vascular evaluation, there has been a recent resurgence in interest in the use of non-contrast magnetic resonance angiographic approaches.
First Page
381
Last Page
405
Published In/Presented At
Tatli S., Yucel E.K. (2019) MRA of the Aorta and Peripheral Arteries. In: Kwong R., Jerosch-Herold M., Heydari B. (eds) Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Contemporary Cardiology. Springer, New York, NY.
Disciplines
Radiology
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine Faculty, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Book Chapter
Comments
Part of the Contemporary Cardiology book series (CONCARD).
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