Introduction Using first-pass MRA (FP-MRA) spatial resolution is limited by breath-hold duration, and image quality (IQ) may be hampered by motion artefacts. Studies at 1.5 T have shown that the use of blood-pool contrast agents (BP-CA) allows for motion-compensated high-resolution MRA during the steady-state, yielding significantly higher IQ compared to FP-MRA. However, MRA with BP-CAs does no...

BACKGROUND Traditional digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is currently the gold standard diagnostic method for the diagnosis and evaluation of cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) and dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVF). OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to analyze different less invasive magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) images, time-resolved MRA (TR-MRA) and three-dimensional ...

OBJECTIVE Multiresolution analysis (MRA) offers a useful framework for signal analysis in the temporal and spectral domains, although commonly employed MRA methods may not be the best approach for brain computer interface (BCI) applications. This study aims to develop a new MRA system for extracting tempo-spatial-spectral features for BCI applications based on wavelet lifting over graphs. APP...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In newborns with severe respiratory failure, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been proven to improve survival. With venoarterial ECMO, the right common carotid artery is ligated, whereas with venovenous ECMO, this carotid artery remains intact. The authors present the magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) evaluation of cerebral hemodynamics in a case of venoa...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Our aim was to compare contrast-enhanced MR angiography (CE-MRA) and 3D time-of-flight (TOF) MRA at 3T for follow-up of coiled cerebral aneurysms. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-two patients treated with Guglielmi detachable coils for 54 cerebral aneurysms were evaluated at 3T MRA. 3D TOF MRA (TR/TE = 23/3.5; SENSE factor = 2.5) and CE-MRA by using a 3D ultrafast gradient-...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Blood flow in an intracranial stent cannot be visualized with 3D time-of-flight MR angiography owing to magnetic susceptibility and radiofrequency shielding. As a novel follow-up tool after stent-assisted coil embolization, we applied MRA by using a Silent Scan algorithm that contains an ultrashort TE combined with an arterial spin-labeling technique (Silent MRA). The pur...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The multimodal magnetic resonance imaging study in acute stroke includes perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) after administration of contrast and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). However, MRA may overestimate the degree of vessel obstruction caused by limitations to detect low flow states. Our aim was to determine the usefulness of a new fast imaging protocol combining ...

Hyperthermia therapy has recently become one of the primary treatment principles due to its prominence and success in curing deep-rooted malignancies, especially for breast tumors. Therefore, a proposed multi-resonance applicator (MRA) was designed investigated this study compared with performance single resonance (SRA). The MRA includes set 35 antenna elements operating simultaneously differen...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Endovascularly coiled intracranial aneurysms are increasingly being followed up with noninvasive MRA imaging to evaluate for aneurysm recurrences. It has not been well-established which MRA techniques are best for this application, however. Our aim was to prospectively compare 4 MRA techniques, TOF and CE-MRA at 1.5T and 3T, to a reference standard of DSA in the evaluatio...