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Review
. 2023 Aug;31(3):475-491.
doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2023.05.004.

MR Angiography of Pulmonary Vasculature

Liisa L Bergmann  1 , Jeanne B Ackman  2 , Jitka Starekova  3 , Alexander Moeller  3 , Scott Reeder  3 , Scott K Nagle  3 , Mark L Schiebler  4
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MR Angiography of Pulmonary Vasculature

Liisa L Bergmann et al. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2023 Aug.

Abstract

Pulmonary MR angiography (MRA) is a useful alternative to computed tomographic angiography (CTA) for the study of the pulmonary vasculature. For pulmonary hypertension and partial anomalous pulmonary venous return, a cardiac MR imaging and the pulmonary MRA are useful for flow quantification and planning treatment. For the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE), MRA-PE has been shown to have non-inferior outcomes at 6 months when compared with CTA-PE. Over the last 15 years, pulmonary MRA has become a routine and reliable examination for the workup of pulmonary hypertension and the primary diagnosis of PE at the University of Wisconsin.

Keywords: Ferumoxytol; Gadolinium; MR angiography (MRA); Pulmonary arteries; Pulmonary embolism; Pulmonary hypertension.

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