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Cardiovascular MRI in Practice

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Advances in scanner hardware, coil technology, and software sequences have resulted in progressive improvement in the image quality provided by magnetic resonance angiography. The improvement in image quality has occurred concurrently with decreases in acquisition times, allowing comprehensive vascular imaging in a reasonable time frame. In the chest and abdomen, it has found a wide range of applications, which will be the subject of this chapter.1–5 An initial discussion regarding the intrathoracic applications is followed by a similar discussion of the abdominal applications. Lastly, combined abdominal and thoracic imaging acquisitions will be discussed.

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(2008). Body MRA. In: Cardiovascular MRI in Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-090-2_7

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