MR coronary vessel wall imaging: Comparison between radial and spiral k‐space sampling
- 24 March 2006
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Vol. 23 (5), 757-762
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.20569
Abstract
Purpose To compare radial and spiral k‐space sampling in navigator‐gated ECG‐triggered three‐dimensional (3D) coronary vessel wall imaging. Materials and Methods The right coronary artery (RCA) vessel walls of eight healthy subjects were imaged using a modified double‐inversion prepulse in concert with radial and spiral data acquisition. For data analysis, two investigators blinded to the sequence parameters subjectively assessed image quality in terms of artifacts and vessel wall visualization. Objective measures of the signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR), contrast‐to‐noise ratio (CNR), and vessel wall definition were also determined. Results Radial k‐space sampling demonstrated fewer artifacts and led to improved visualization of the coronary vessel wall compared to spiral imaging (P < 0.05). This finding was also reflected in a better vessel wall definition using radial data acquisition (P < 0.05). SNR and CNR were found to be higher when spiral k‐space sampling was used (n.s.). Conclusion Radial k‐space sampling in concert with free‐breathing navigator‐gated cardiac‐triggered MRI of the coronary vessel wall resulted in fewer motion artifacts and improved vessel wall definition compared to spiral k‐space sampling. The proposed approach therefore appears to be preferable. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2006.Keywords
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