BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Accurate diagnosis of the degree of internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis is needed for decisions regarding optimal stroke prevention. Noninvasive magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is being proposed and used as a replacement for the gold standard, intra-arterial angiography. Our purpose was to perform a systematic review and diagnostic meta-analysis to determine the s...

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To follow up patients with coiled intracranial aneurysms, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is a promising noninvasive alternative to current standard intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography (IA-DSA). MRA test results do not always concord with those of IA-DSA, and the impact of discrepancies on health benefits and costs is unknown. We evaluated the cost-effecti...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 3D time-of-flight (TOF) MR angiography (MRA) is insensitive to slow flow; however, the use of MR imaging contrast agents helps to visualize slow-flow vessels and avoids overestimation of vascular occlusion. The purpose of this study was to correlate pre- and postcontrast 3D TOF MRA with the results of conventional angiography during endovascular reperfusion therapy and to...

Introduction Raynauds disease is vasospastic disorder of the digital arteries. 3D contrast-enhanced (CE) MRA is increasingly utilized for patients with Raynauds. Safety concerns with contrast administration in patients with renal insufficiency has led to a renaissance of non-contrast MRA (NC-MRA). NC-MRA strategies employing 3D half-Fourier FSE [1] or SSFP [2] have shown great promise but vario...

Introduction: Ghost magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is a new method for angiography that suppresses background tissue without subtraction. The method is predicated on the creation of arterial ghost artifacts within a region containing no MR signal (e.g. air), and can be used for both unenhanced and contrast-enhanced MRA. When used for unenhanced MRA, cardiac gating is not required. This ca...

BACKGROUND Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA) reduce morbidity and mortality in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction but can cause hyperkalemia and acute kidney injury. Guidelines recommend measurement of serum potassium (K) and creatinine (Cr) before and serially after MRA initiation, but the extent to which this occurs is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS Using electronic data ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE CT angiography (CTA) and MR angiography (MRA) are increasingly used methods for evaluation of stented vessel segments. Our aim was to compare CTA, contrast-enhanced MRA (CE-MRA) at 1.5T, and CE-MRA at 3T for the visualization of carotid artery stents and to define the best noninvasive imaging technique as an alternative to conventional angiography for each stent. MATERI...