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Qualitative assessment of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography using breath-hold and non-breath-hold techniques in the portal venous system

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the image quality in delineation of the portal venous systems with two different methods, breath-hold and non-breath-hold by using the 3D FLASH sequence. We used a 1.5 T system to obtain magnetic resonance(MR)images. Arterial and portal phase 3D FLASH images were obtained with breath-hold after a bolus injection of GD-DOTA. The detection of PVS on the MR angiograms was classified into three grades. First, the angiograms of the breath-hold method showed well the portal vein, the splenic vein and the superior mesenteric vein systems in 13 of 15 patients (86%) and the inferior mesenteric vein system in 6 of 15 patients (40%), Second, MR angiograms of the non-breath-hold method demonstrated the PVS and the SMV in 12 of 15 patients (80%) and the IMV in 5 of 15 patients (33%). Our study showed contrast-enhanced 3D FLASH MR angiography, together with the breath-hold technique, may provide reliable and accurate information on the portal venous system.

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  1. Department of Radiological Science, Cheong-ju University, Cheongju, 28503, Korea

    Eun-Hoe Goo

  2. Department of Dental Hygiene, Cheong-ju University, Cheongju, 28503, Korea

    Sun-Ju Kim

  3. Department of Radiological Technology, Gwangju Health University, Gwangju, 62287, Korea

    Kyung-Rae Dong

  4. Social Disaster Management Division, Jeollanamdo Provincial Government, Muan, 58564, Korea

    Kwang-Choul Kim

  5. Department of Nuclear Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Korea

    Kwang-Choul Kim & Woon-Kwan Chung

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Goo, EH., Kim, SJ., Dong, KR. et al. Qualitative assessment of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography using breath-hold and non-breath-hold techniques in the portal venous system. Journal of the Korean Physical Society 69, 863–867 (2016). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.69.863

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