This paper presents a new and integrated approach to automatic 3D brain vessel segmentation using physics-based statistical models of background and vascular signals, and velocity (flow) field information in phase contrast magnetic resonance angiograms (PC-MRA). The proposed new approach makes use of realistic statistical models to detect vessels more accurately than conventional intensity grad...

AIMS To omit risks of contrast agent administration, native magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is desired for assessing the thoracic aorta. The aim was to evaluate a native steady-state free precession (SSFP) three-dimensional (3D) MRA in comparison with contrast-enhanced MRA as the gold standard. METHODS AND RESULTS Seventy-six prospective patients with known or suspicion of thoracic aorti...

Figure 1. NC-MRA (inflow inversion recovery) shows normal arterial vasculature of the lower extremities. PA, popliteal artery; AT, anterior tibial arteries; PT, posterior tibial arteries; and PER, peroneal arteries. Techniques for performing non-contrast MR angiography (NC-MRA) have been available since the introduction of MR imaging. These techniques were largely displaced by contrast-enhanced...

Spine vascular lesions like brain include spinal cord stroke, malformation such as venous or angioma, cavernous malformation, arteriovenous fistula. Embryogenesis of is the basic principle to understand spine. This study aims report serial cases with review lesions. MR angiography techniques contrast injection may reflect direction flow epidural veins describe site arterial feeders. Serpiginous...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Endovascular reconstruction and flow diversion by using the Pipeline Embolization Device is an effective treatment for complex cerebral aneurysms. Accurate noninvasive alternatives to DSA for follow-up after Pipeline Embolization Device treatment are desirable. This study evaluated the accuracy of contrast-enhanced time-resolved MRA for this purpose, hypothesizing that co...

BACKGROUND Despite concerns about mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist therapies (MRAs) underuse and misuse in patients with heart failure, temporal and institutional variations of MRA prescription have not been reported. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied a national sample of veterans hospitalized for heart failure between 2003 and 2009 and left ventricular ejection fraction <40%. We identified...

Evoked potentials (EPs) are electrical activities of the brain synchronised with external stimuli. They have proved valuable for the understanding of the functioning of the brain and in investigating several brain related disorders. EPs are usually obscured by the background electroencephalogram (EEG) and thus require appropriate filtering. As the frequency spectra of the EEG and EPs overlap, t...

We developed a new method employing a balanced turbo field-echo (b-TFE) sequence with progressive spin saturation (PSS) for magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the renal arteries during breath-holding without the use of contrast agents. We compared our new method with conventional dynamic MRA of renal arteries. For all portions, renal MRA using b-TFE with PSS was clearer to define (p<0.002)...

Background Contrast-enhanced MR angiography (CE-MRA) has evolved into a reliable imaging technique for peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD). Recent advances in MRI technology offer large homogeneous magnetic fields with comparable Field-of-Views at 3T and 1.5T, allowing visualization of the complete runoff vascular tree by single-injection 3-station (pelvic/thigh/calf) moving-table CE-M...