Abstract
Computed tomography angiography (CTA) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) are the main imaging methods for vasculature of the chest and abdomen. CTA has advantages such as demonstration of the vessel wall, perivascular tissue, and end-organ parenchyma in addition to luminal assessment with short scan times. The main advantage of MRA is not exposing the patient to ionizing radiation that enables repeated acquisitions, especially in children. Despite a preferred contrast-enhanced MRA, non-contrast MRA options are also available for patients with renal failure. In this chapter, imaging of pulmonary arteries, thoracic veins, aorta, abdominopelvic veins, mesenteric vessels, and renal vessels with CTA and MRA were summarized.
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Idilman, I.S. (2021). CT and MR Angiography in the Chest and Abdomen. In: Erturk, S.M., Ros, P.R., Ichikawa, T., Saylisoy, S. (eds) Medical Imaging Contrast Agents: A Clinical Manual. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79256-5_15
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