Coronary artery imaging using contrast-enhanced 3D segmented EPI |
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Authors: | Deshpande V S Wielopolski P A Shea S M Carr J Zheng J Li D |
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Institution: | Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA. |
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Abstract: | The purpose of the work was to evaluate the effectiveness of extracellular contrast media in improving MR coronary angiography using breath-hold segmented echo-planar imaging (SEPI). Two protocols were designed to optimize the inversion recovery-prepared contrast-enhanced SEPI method. In 15 healthy volunteers, significant improvements in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), vessel sharpness, and length of visualization were observed post-contrast. The method with two targeted scans to cover the left and right arteries, respectively, following separate 20-mL contrast injections, was found to yield thinner slices and longer right coronary artery (RCA) visualization than a single scan following a 40-mL contrast injection without compromising SNR and CNR. In conclusion, extracellular contrast media substantially improves the delineation of coronary arteries with SEPI. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2001;13:676-681. |
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Keywords: | magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) MR angiography coronary arteries contrast agents segmented echo‐planar imaging (SEPI) |
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