MR angiography with two-dimensional acquisition and three-dimensional display. Work in progress

Radiology. 1989 Nov;173(2):527-32. doi: 10.1148/radiology.173.2.2798885.

Abstract

Magnetic resonance arteriograms of healthy volunteers and selected patients were produced with a new spoiled gradient-echo pulse sequence based on time-of-flight phenomena. The procedure involves sequential acquisition of many contiguous, thin (1.5-mm) axial two-dimensional sections. These volume data are then submitted to a raytracing projection program, which retrospectively yields multiple arbitrary projection angles rotating through any plane. Venous structures are suppressed with a presaturation slab superior to the current section. The slab location is advanced in concert with advancement of each new section location. The acquisition time varies from 6 to 13 minutes, depending on the number of sections acquired for three-dimensional display. This method obviates the subtraction of image data sets to suppress signals from stationary spins, is more sensitive to slow blood flow than three-dimensional methods of acquisition, and shows special promise for the study of extracranial vascular disease.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carotid Arteries / pathology*
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Arteries / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnosis
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male