Coronary vessel wall assessment after Kawasaki Disease
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Introduction 2D cross-sectional Dual-Inversion-Recovery (DIR) blackblood imaging of the coronary arteries has been used to assess Kawasaki Disease (KD) (Greil et al. 2007). A 3D coronary black-blood approach, however, has been shown to provide better coverage of the coronary tree (Botnar et al 2001). Furthermore, uptake of gadolinium contrast agent in coronary walls may indicate on-going inflammation or vessel wall fibrosis (Maintz et al, 2006).
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