Journal
RADIOLOGY
Volume 231, Issue 2, Pages 581-586Publisher
RADIOLOGICAL SOC NORTH AMERICA
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2312030451
Keywords
coronary angiography; comparative studies; coronary vessels, MR; magnetic resonance (MR); k-space magnetic resonance (MR); motion correction; magnetic resonance (MR); three-dimentional
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The authors compared radial steady-state free precession (SSFP) coronary magnetic resonance (MR) angiography, cartesian k-space. sampling SSFP coronary MR angiography, and gradient echo coronary MR angiography in 16 healthy adults and four pilot study patients. Standard gradient-echo MR imaging with a T2 preparatory pulse and cartesian k-space sampling was the reference technique. Image quality was compared by using subjective motion artifact level and, objective contrast-to-noise ratio and vessel sharpness. Radial SSFP, compared with cartesian SSFP and gradient-echo MR angiography, resulted in reduced motion artifacts and superior vesses sharpness. ratio and vessel sharpness. Cartesian SSFP resulted in increased motion artifacts (P < .05). Contrast-to-noise ratio with radial SSFP and similar to that with the reference technique. Radial SSFP coronary MR angiography appears preferable because of improved definition of vessel borders. (C) RSNA, 2004.
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