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Feasibility of Free-Breathing Non-contrast Magnetic Resonance Pulmonary Angiography
Jia Liu1, Kai Zhao1, Wei Li1, Zhongxu Bi1, Jinxia Zhu2, Xiaoye Wang3, and Jianxing Qiu1
1Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China, 2MR Collaboration, Siemens Healthcare Ltd, Beijing, China, 3MR APP, Siemens Healthcare Ltd, Beijing, China
Non-contrast, free-breathing MR pulmonary angiography (MRPA) demonstrates acceptable image quality in healthy volunteers and may be a viable clinical alternative for clinical diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.
Figure 1. Coronal limited maximum intensity projection images for the different total image quality scores: 2 (A);3 (B);4 (C);5 (D).
Figure 2.Coronal limited maximum intensity projection images for the different main, right, and left pulmonary arterial trunkscores:2 (A);3 (B);4 (C).