The impact of navigator timing parameters and navigator spatial resolution on 3D coronary magnetic resonance angiography.


Autoria(s): Spuentrup E.; Stuber M.; Botnar R.M.; Manning W.J.
Data(s)

2001

Resumo

The impact of navigator spatial resolution and navigator evaluation time on image quality in free-breathing navigator-gated 3D coronary magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), including real-time motion correction, was investigated in a moving phantom. Objective image quality parameters signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and vessel sharpness were compared. It was found that for improved mage quality a short navigator evaluation time is of crucial importance. Navigator spatial resolution showed minimal influence on image quality.

Identificador

http://serval.unil.ch/?id=serval:BIB_9EF0F8FDEDCD

isbn:1053-1807[print], 1053-1807[linking]

pmid:11536409

doi:10.1002/jmri.1188

isiid:000174758300016

Idioma(s)

en

Fonte

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 311-318

Palavras-Chave #Computer Systems; Image Enhancement; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Magnetic Resonance Angiography/instrumentation; Magnetic Resonance Angiography/methods; Models, Biological; Phantoms, Imaging; Reproducibility of Results; Time Factors
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article

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