Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Oct 2003
Three-dimensional navigator coronary MRA with the aid of a blood pool agent in pigs: improved image quality with inclusion of the contrast agent first-pass.
To evaluate the effect of including the first-pass of a blood pool agent (BPA) on the image quality of three-dimensional navigator coronary MRA. ⋯ The image quality of three-dimensional navigator coronary MRA combined with a gadolinium BPA in pigs is improved when starting the image acquisition during first-pass of the bolus.