Feasibility of 3.0 T balanced fast field echo non-contrast-enhanced whole-heart coronary magnetic resonance angiography.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the most common diseases seriously harmful to human health caused by atherosclerosis. Besides coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and invasive coronary angiography (ICA), coronary magnetic resonance angiography (CMRA) has become an alternative examination. The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the feasibility of 3.0 T free-breathing whole-heart non-contrast-enhanced coronary magnetic resonance angiography (NCE-CMRA).

Methods

After Institutional Review Board approval, the NCE-CMRA data sets of 29 patients acquired successfully at 3.0 T were evaluated independently by two blinded readers for visualization and image quality of coronary arteries using the subjective quality grade. The acquisition ti

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9971310 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature