Published December 2016 | Version v1
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Magnetic resonance angiography of fetal vasculature at 3.0 T

Creators

  • 1. Wayne State University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Detroit, MI (United States)
  • 2. Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Detroit, MI (United States)
  • 3. Children's Hospital of Michigan, Department of Radiology, Detroit, MI (United States)
  • 4. Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI (United States)
  • 5. Wayne State University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Detroit, MI (United States)
  • 6. Wayne State University, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Detroit, MI (United States)
  • 7. Michigan State University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, East Lansing, MI (United States)
  • 8. University of Michigan, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Description

Magnetic resonance angiography has not been used much previously for visualizing fetal vessels in utero for reasons that include a contraindication for the use of exogenous contrast agents, maternal respiratory motion and fetal motion. In this work, we report the feasibility of using an appropriately modified clinical time-of-flight magnetic resonance imaging sequence for non-contrast angiography of human fetal and placental vessels at 3.0 T. Using this 2D angiography technique, it is possible to visualize fetal vascular networks in late pregnancy. (orig.)

Availability note (English)

Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00330-016-4243-4

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1007/s00330-016-4243-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
European Radiology
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 4570-4576
ISSN
0938-7994
CODEN
EURAE3

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
48000107
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BLOOD CIRCULATION; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DATA ACQUISITION; FETUSES; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NMR IMAGING; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
DATA PROCESSING; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; FETAL MEMBRANES; MEMBRANES; PROCESSING