Magnetic resonance coronary angiography: the condemned live longer.
Magnetic resonance coronary angiography: the condemned live longer.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jacc.2010.02.069
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发表时间:
2010-09
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24
通讯作者:
E. Nagel
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作者:
E. Nagel
Magnetic resonance coronary angiography (MRCA) has been around for several decades (1). Early reports (2) demonstrated the principal feasibility of the technique to visualize the coronary arteries and coronary artery stenoses noninvasively. Major advances were achieved by moving from breath-hold imaging to navigator-corrected datasets (3). This allowed measuring during free breathing, achieving higher spatial resolution and shorter acquisition time per cardiac cycle. The development of T2 preparation pulses to suppress the signal from the myocardium and enhance the contrast between blood and surrounding tissue (4) led to euphoric reactions in the community based on excellent preliminary data and robust image quality. As a consequence, the first multicenter MRCA trial was conducted (5). Even though this was a milestone for cardiovascular