Three-dimensional MR coronary angiography with the navigator technique for primary diagnosis of coronary artery disease: Comparison with conventional coronary angiography

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Purpose: Evaluation of three-dimensional MR coronary angiography with the navigator technique for the primary diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with chest pain. Materials and Methods: In this prospective study 20 patients with chest pain were examined with MR coronary angiography and conventional angiography. The three-dimensional MR coronary angiography was performed using a 1.5T scanner with an ECG-triggered 3D-FLASH-sequence and retrospective respiratory gating in the ...

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Authors: Sandstede, J; Pabst, T; Kenn, W; Beer, M; Neubauer, S

• Journal: RoFo Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Neuen Bildgebenden Verfahren
• Volume: 170
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 269-274
• Publication date: 1999-03-01
• ISSN: 0936-6652
• Language: German
• Keywords: Navigator technique; Coronary artery disease; MR-angiography; MR, methods