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MR imaging is particularly suited to depict vessels and this can be obtained using sequences that highlight flow. In the era of nephrogenic sistemic fibrosis these unenhanced sequences are used more frequently than in the past.
These sequences are based on three principles: time of flight, phase contrast, and fresh blood acquisitions. The physical principles of these acquisitions are explained in order to understand the basis of MR angiography.
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Vanzulli, A. (2010). Flow-Based MRA. In: Neri, E., Cosottini, M., Caramella, D. (eds) MR Angiography of the Body. Diagnostic Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79717-3_1
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