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MR Angiography of the Pulmonary Vasculature

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MRI of the Lung

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Although still not considered as the first line imaging test for the assessment of pulmonary vascular disease, recent technical improvements such as parallel imaging have made pulmonary ce-MRA ready for clinical use as a radiation free alternative to pulmonary CT angiography. An interesting advantage over CT is the possibility to acquire timeresolved MRA data which can be used for an additional functional assessment of pulmonary blood flow. Especially in patients with low or moderate clinical probability for pulmonary embolism, pulmonary MRA might be considered as a radiation free alternative to CTA.

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  1. Department of Clinical Radiology, University Hospital Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1–3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany

    Christian Fink

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  1. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Clinic Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    Hans-Ulrich Kauczor

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Fink, C. (2009). MR Angiography of the Pulmonary Vasculature. In: Kauczor, HU. (eds) MRI of the Lung. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34619-7_2

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