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Abstract #3898

Evaluation of the Renal Arteries: Comparison of Two Types of Non-Contrast MRA and Dynamic Contrast MRA

Takayuki Masui1, Motoyuki Katayama1, Kimihiko Sato1, Hiroki Ikuma1, Hidekazu Seo1, Megumi Ishii1, Mitsuharu Miyoshi2, Naoyuki Takei2, Masayoshi Sugimura1, Tetsuji Tsukamoto2, Akihiko Kutsuna1

1Radiology, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan; 2Japan Applied Science Laboratory, GE Yokogawa Medical Systems Ltd., Hino, Tokyo, Japan


We used two types of non-contrast(NC)MRA; FIESTA with flow preparation pulse (Flow-Prep) based on bipolar velocity encoding and FIESTA using Inherent Enhancement (Inhance) inflow inversion recovery technique (Inflow IR) for evaluations of renal arteries in comparison with contrast MRA.