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  • Title: [Multiphase, contrast-enhanced 3D-MR angiography for morphological and functional focal lesion detection. Initial results].
    Author: Hawighorst H, Schoenberg SO, Schlemmer HP, Hansmann J, van Kaick G.
    Journal: Radiologe; 1999 Aug; 39(8):671-7. PubMed ID: 10460861.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To investigate the value of multiphase breath-hold 3D gadolinium (Gd)-enhanced MR angiography (MRA) for lesion detection and characterization of focal liver lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Breath-hold 3D Gd-enhanced MRA was performed in 25 patients with benign and malignant hepatic lesions on a 1.5-T MR system using an ultrafast 3D spoiled gradient echo sequence (TR/TE =5/2 ms, FOV=300-450 mm, matrix=256x168, voxel volume=1.8x2.3 x2.5 mm, 64 partitions, central k-space reordering; acquisition time=27 s). Three measurements were done in the arterial, portal venous, and late venous phase. RESULTS: The analysis of the spatial and temporal evolution of contrast enhancement of the 3D-MRA improved significantly (P<0.01) lesion detection and characterization if compared with T1 precontrast, T2-weighted, and T1 postcontrast images. CONCLUSION: Multiphase breath-hold 3D Gd-enhanced MRA imaging is a robust new technique to significantly improve morphological detection of benign and malignant lesions during the early arterial phase and further improves functional characterization of liver lesions by a combination of an arterial, a portal venous, and a late venous phase. Schlüssselwörter Multiphasisch. MR-Angiographie. Leberläsionen
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