MR Angiography of the Body

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Neri, E. (Editor), Cosottini, M. (Editor), Caramella, D. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Diagnostic Imaging,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Internal medicine.; Angiology.; Cardiology.; Surgical transplantation.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Internal Medicine.; Transplant Surgery.

Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) continues to undergo exciting technological advances that are rapidly being translated into clinical practice. It also has evident advantages over other imaging modalities, including better patient safety compared with CT angiography and superior accuracy and con...

Table of Contents:

• Image Acquisition Technique and Sequences
• Flow-Based MRA
• MR Angiography Contrast Agents
• Image Acquisition Technique and Sequences Contrast-Enhanced MRA
• Artifacts in MR-Angiography
• Image Processing
• Clinical Applications
• Radiologic Vascular Anatomy
• Neck Vessels
• Thoracic Aorta and Pulmonary Vessels
• Heart and Coronary Arteries
• Abdominal Aorta and Renal Arteries
• Peripheral Vessels
• Special Topics: Transplants
• MRA in Liver and in Orthotopic Liver Transplants
• MRA in Transplanted Pancreas and Kidneys.