Abstract
The impact of navigator spatial resolution and navigator evaluation time on image quality in free-breathing navigator-gated 3D coronary magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), including real-time motion correction, was investigated in a moving phantom. Objective image quality parameters signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and vessel sharpness were compared. It was found that for improved image quality a short navigator evaluation time is of crucial importance. Navigator spatial resolution showed minimal influence on image quality.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 311-318 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Coronary angiography
- Coronary artery disease
- Coronary vessel
- Magnetic resonance (MR)
- Motion study
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging