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Evaluation of hilar pulmonary vessels using magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)

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To evaluate the usefulness of magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in pulmonary and mediastinal diseases, 24 cases (15 lung cancers, 2 metastatic lung tumors and 7 other diseases) were studied with the 3D FLASH (TE=3 msec.) method. In resected cases, MRA images were compared with intraoperative findings. Twenty of 24 cases were consistent with intraoperative findings. In 4 resected cases in which the findings were inconsistent, pulmonary angiography (PAG) findings were similar to those of MRA. From these results, MRA is considered an effective and non-invasive method for evaluation of pulmonary vessels.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Ebara Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Hidenobu Takahashi & Masahiro Ida

  2. Department of Radiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Ebara Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Tetsushi Ito

  3. Department of Surgery-1, Tokyo Medical College, Tokyo, Japan

    Harubumi Kato

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Ito, T., Takahashi, H., Ida, M. et al. Evaluation of hilar pulmonary vessels using magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 46, 280–286 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03217743

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