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. 2002 Apr;15(4):479-83.
doi: 10.1002/jmri.10085.

Application of magnetization transfer at 3.0 T in three-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography of the intracranial arteries

Steven D Thomas  1 , Osama Al-Kwifi, Derek J Emery, Alan H Wilman
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Application of magnetization transfer at 3.0 T in three-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography of the intracranial arteries

Steven D Thomas et al. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2002 Apr.

Abstract

Purpose: To apply magnetization transfer (MT) at 3.0 T in three-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography of the intracranial arteries.

Materials and methods: This study was performed on phantoms and seven volunteers to determine the effects of MT at 3.0 T. By using a modulated MT approach and an altered phase encode order, the specific absorption rate (SAR) was kept below 3 W/kg over any 8-second time period.

Results: For a 20-degree flip angle and 36 msec repetition time, the background suppression at 3.0 T was improved with MT by 52 +/- 5% for white matter and 40 +/- 8% for grey matter, making the distal intracranial vasculature significantly more discernible.

Conclusions: MT at 3.0 T can significantly improve background suppression in 3D time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the intracranial arteries without exceeding SAR guidelines.

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