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The research status of non-enhanced MR angiography in peripheral arteries
LIU Xin 

DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2012.04.013.


[Abstract] The development of non-contrast-enhanced MR angiography (NCE-MRA) has great clinical significance for imaging arteries in patients with renal insufficiency because of the concerns regarding nephrogenic systemic fibrosis and overcoming the limitations of contrast-enhanced MRA in imaging coverage or spatial resolution and venous contamination. Some newly developed peripheral NCE-MRA methods were reviewed, focused on the elimination of veins and the background of soft tissue, the improvement of arterial signal-to-noise ratio and image quality, and the clinical potential.
[Keywords] Peripheral artery;Magnetic resonance angiography;Angiocardiography

LIU Xin * Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China

*Correspondence to: Liu X, E-mail: xin.liu@siat.ac.cn

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2011-10-12
Accepted  2012-02-01
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2012.04.013
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2012.04.013.

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