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Method and apparatus for magnetic resonance arteriography using contrast agents

  • US 5,924,987 A
  • Filed: 10/06/1997
  • Issued: 07/20/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of imaging arteries in a patient using a magnetic resonance imaging system and an administered contrast agent of substantially one injection which provides an arterial phase of contrast enhancement, wherein the arteries include a first artery which is located in a first image volume and a second artery in a second image volume, the method comprising:

  • positioning the patient in a first location in the imaging apparatus;

    collecting magnetic resonance image data of the first image volume, including image data which is representative of a center of k-space, during the arterial phase of contrast enhancement of the first artery and while the patient is in the first location;

    re-positioning the patient in the second location in the imaging apparatus; and

    collecting magnetic resonance image data of the second image volume, including image data which is representative of a center of k-space, during the arterial phase of contrast enhancement of the second artery and while the patient is in the second location.

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