Highly undersampled supraaortic MRA at 3.0 T: initial results with parallel imaging in two directions using a 16-channel neurovascular coil and parallel imaging factors up to 16 |
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Authors: | Guido M Kukuk Dariusch R Hadizadeh Jürgen Gieseke Marcus von Falkenhausen Ingrid B?hm Renate Semrau Horst Urbach Arne Koscielny Frauke Verrel Kai Wilhelm Hans H Schild Winfried A Willinek |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;2. Radiology Laboratory, Department Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;3. Department of Radiology, St. John''s Medical Center, Tulsa, OK, USA |
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Abstract: | PurposeTo present the feasibility of highly undersampled contrast-enhanced MRA (CE-MRA) of the supraaortic arteries with a 16-channel neurovascular coil at 3.0 T using parallel imaging in two directions with parallel imaging factors (PIF) up to 16.Materials and MethodsInstitutional review board approval and informed consent were obtained. In a prospective study, MRA protocols including PIF of 1, 2, 4, 9 and 16 yielding a spatial resolution from 0.81×0.81×1.0 mm3 to 0.46×.46×0.98 mm3 were acquired. In 32 examinations, image quality and vascular segments were rated independently by two radiologists. SNR estimations were performed for all MRA protocols.ResultsThe use of high PIF allowed to shorten acquisition time from 2:09 min down to 1:13 min and to increase the anatomic coverage while maintaining or even increasing spatial resolution down to 0.46×0.46×0.98 mm3. The larger anatomic coverage that was achieved with the use of high PIF allowed for visualization of vascular structures that were not covered by the standard protocols. Despite the resulting lower SNR using high PIF, image quality was constantly rated to be adequate for diagnosis or better in all cases.ConclusionThe use of high PIF yielded diagnostic image quality and allowed to increase the anatomic coverage while maintaining or even improving spatial resolution and shortening the acquisition time. |
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