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Result : Searchterm 'Vascular Imaging' found in 2 terms [] and 19 definitions []
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Breath hold imaging in MRI is a technique with one ore more stoppage of breathing during the sequence and require therefore a short scan time. Breath hold techniques are used with fast gradient echo sequences in thoracic or abdominal regions with much respiratory movement.
Breath hold cine MRI techniques are used in cardiovascular imaging and provide detailed views of the beating heart in different cardiac axes.
Breath hold imaging requires the full cooperation of the patient, caused by usual MRI scan times from 15 to 20 sec.. In some cases breath holding can be practiced outside the MRI scanner to improve patient cooperation with the examination. Shorter scan times e.g. by parallel imaging techniques, or the administration of oxygen can help the patient to hold the breath during the scan. See also Abdominal Imaging. | | | | | | • View the DATABASE results for 'Breath Hold Imaging' (7).
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The cardiac anatomy is complex, and cardiac structures have different appearances depending on the imaging plane. The most useful imaging planes are those parallel and perpendicular to the cardiac axes.
The short axis (SA), vertical long cardiac axis (VLA - 2 chamber view - 2C) and horizontal long axis (HLA - 4 chamber view - 4C) are the standard views in cardiovascular imaging. The orientation of a heart is described relative to an imaginary line drawn from the base of the heart (valve plane) to the apex.
Obtaining cine images in these double-oblique planes requires the use of multiple localizing MRI sequences and knowledge of the cardiac anatomy.
The long axis image plane is determined by the line that runs from the apex of the heart to a midpoint at the base of the heart, often taken to be midway between the mitral valve leaflets. The short axis is planned perpendicular to the long axis view. | | | | | | • View the DATABASE results for 'Cardiac Axes' (7).
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Contrast enhanced MRI is a commonly used procedure in magnetic resonance imaging. The need to more accurately characterize different types of lesions and to detect all malignant lesions is the main reason for the use of intravenous contrast agents.
Some methods are available to improve the contrast of different tissues. The focus of dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) is on contrast kinetics with demands for spatial resolution dependent on the application. DCE- MR imaging is used for diagnosis of cancer (see also liver imaging, abdominal imaging, breast MRI, dynamic scanning) as well as for diagnosis of cardiac infarction (see perfusion imaging, cardiac MRI). Quantitative DCE-MRI requires special data acquisition techniques and analysis software.
Contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CE-MRA) allows the visualization of vessels and the temporal resolution provides a separation of arteries and veins. These methods share the need for acquisition methods with high temporal and spatial resolution.
Double contrast administration (combined contrast enhanced (CCE) MRI) uses two contrast agents with complementary mechanisms e.g., superparamagnetic iron oxide to darken the background liver and gadolinium to brighten the vessels. A variety of different categories of contrast agents are currently available for clinical use.
Reasons for the use of contrast agents in MRI scans are:
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Relaxation characteristics of normal and pathologic tissues are not always different enough to produce obvious differences in signal intensity.
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Pathology that is sometimes occult on unenhanced images becomes obvious in the presence of contrast.
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Enhancement significantly increases MRI sensitivity.
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In addition to improving delineation between normal and abnormal tissues, the pattern of contrast enhancement can improve diagnostic specificity by facilitating characterization of the lesion(s) in question.
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Contrast can yield physiologic and functional information in addition to lesion delineation.
Common Indications:
Brain MRI : Preoperative/pretreatment evaluation and postoperative evaluation of brain tumor therapy, CNS infections, noninfectious inflammatory disease and meningeal disease.
Spine MRI : Infection/inflammatory disease, primary tumors, drop metastases, initial evaluation of syrinx, postoperative evaluation of the lumbar spine: disk vs. scar.
Breast MRI : Detection of breast cancer in case of dense breasts, implants, malignant lymph nodes, or scarring after treatment for breast cancer, diagnosis of a suspicious breast lesion in order to avoid biopsy.
For Ultrasound Imaging (USI) see Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound at Medical-Ultrasound-Imaging.com.
See also Blood Pool Agents, Myocardial Late Enhancement, Cardiovascular Imaging, Contrast Enhanced MR Venography, Contrast Resolution, Dynamic Scanning, Lung Imaging, Hepatobiliary Contrast Agents, Contrast Medium and MRI Guided Biopsy. | | | | | | | | | | | • View the DATABASE results for 'Contrast Enhanced MRI' (14).
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FDA Approves Gadopiclenol for Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Tuesday, 27 September 2022 by www.pharmacytimes.com | | |
Effect of gadolinium-based contrast agent on breast diffusion-tensor imaging Thursday, 6 August 2020 by www.eurekalert.org | | |
Artificial Intelligence Processes Provide Solutions to Gadolinium Retention Concerns Thursday, 30 January 2020 by www.itnonline.com | | |
Accuracy of Unenhanced MRI in the Detection of New Brain Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis Tuesday, 12 March 2019 by pubs.rsna.org | | |
The Effects of Breathing Motion on DCE-MRI Images: Phantom Studies Simulating Respiratory Motion to Compare CAIPIRINHA-VIBE, Radial-VIBE, and Conventional VIBE Tuesday, 7 February 2017 by www.kjronline.org | | |
Novel Imaging Technique Improves Prostate Cancer Detection Tuesday, 6 January 2015 by health.ucsd.edu | | |
New oxygen-enhanced MRI scan 'helps identify most dangerous tumours' Thursday, 10 December 2015 by www.dailymail.co.uk | | |
All-organic MRI Contrast Agent Tested In Mice Monday, 24 September 2012 by cen.acs.org | | |
A groundbreaking new graphene-based MRI contrast agent Friday, 8 June 2012 by www.nanowerk.com |
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