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American Journal of Neuroradiology
DOI 10.3174/ajnr.A1147

BRAIN

3T High-Spatial-Resolution Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography of the Intracranial Venous System with Parallel Imaging

M. Lettau, K. Sartor, S. Heiland and S. Hähnel

From the Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Neurology, University of Heidelberg Medical Center, Heidelberg, Germany.

Please address correspondence to Michael Lettau, MD, Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Neurology, University of Heidelberg Medical Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; e-mail: michael_lettau{at}gmx.de

SUMMARY: The diagnostic image quality of contrast-enhanced (CE) 3D MR venography (MRV) was prospectively compared with that of 2D time-of-flight (TOF) MRV and contrast-enhanced 3D magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition of gradient echo (MPRAGE) sequences for the visualization of the intracranial venous system at 3T in 22 patients. CE MRV provides high-quality images and was shown to be superior to TOF MRV and MPRAGE sequences in visualizing the normal intracranial venous system.






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