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Rapid MR venography in children using a blood pool contrast agent and multi-station fat-water-separated volumetric imaging

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A rapid, reliable radiation-free method of pediatric body venography might complement US by evaluating veins in the abdomen and pelvis and by providing a global depiction of venous anatomy. We describe a MR venography technique utilizing gadofosveset, a blood pool contrast agent, in children. The technique allows high-spatial-resolution imaging of the veins from the diaphragm to the knees in less than 15 min of total exam time.

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P.G. would like to thank Søren G.F. Rasmussen for his assistance with the preparation of the figures.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Pejman Ghanouni & Shannon G. Walters

  2. Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, 725 Welch Road, Rm. 1679 MC 5913, Stanford, CA, 94305-5654, USA

    Shreyas S. Vasanawala

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Ghanouni, P., Walters, S.G. & Vasanawala, S.S. Rapid MR venography in children using a blood pool contrast agent and multi-station fat-water-separated volumetric imaging. Pediatr Radiol 42, 242–248 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-011-2254-5

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