Abstract #4030

High-Resolution Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography for the Assessment of Vascular Complications of Pancreas Transplantation: 1.5 T Versus 3T

Ahmed Mohamed Housseini^1,2, Patrick T. Norton¹, Ismaeel Mohammad Maged^1,2, Ehab Ahmed Abdel-Gawad^1,3, Timothy M. Schmitt⁴, Kenneth L. Brayman⁴, Hugo Bonatti⁴, Timothy L. Pruett⁴, Thomas E. Huerta¹, Klaus D. Hagspiel¹

¹Department of Radiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA; ²Department of Radiology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt; ³Department of Radiology, El Minya University, El Minya, Egypt; ⁴Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA

MRA at 3T is considered superior to 1.5T, although for most vascular territories proof is still lacking. Fifty 3D CEMRAs (25 1.5T and 25 3T) were analyzed for signs of rejection, infarction or major vascular complications. For both techniques, overall angiographic correlation with MRI was excellent and agreed with final clinical diagnosis in all cases. There were no statistically significant differences between qualitative performance characteristics for 1.5T and 3T. Both are suitable for assessment of vascular anatomy of pancreas allografts. Despite gains in spatial resolution and signal to noise on 3T systems, this did not increase accuracy in our experience.