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Abstract #1289

MR Leg Venography: Improved Methodology & Impact of Subject Positioning

Andew Nicholas Priest1, Martin J. Graves1, David J. Lomas1

1Department of Radiology, Addenbrookes Hospital and University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom


Recent non-contrast-enhanced vascular imaging methods use velocity-sensitised preparation to suppress vascular signal, combined with subtraction of bright- and dark-blood images to generate angiograms and/or venograms; however separation of arteries and veins is imperfect. In this work, acceleration-dependent preparation was used to suppress arteries, leading to venograms with no apparent arterial contamination.

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