Abstract #4471

Non-Contrast MR Hepatic Arteriography Using 3T-MRI and Time-SLIP: Initial Experiences

Naoki Kanata¹, Takeshi Yoshikawa²,³, Nobukazu Aoyama⁴, Yoshiharu Ohno²,³, Yasusuke Kyotani⁴, Saori Satou⁵, Tomonori Kanda¹, Hisanobu Koyama¹, Mizuho Nishio²,³, Kazuro Sugimura¹

¹Division of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; ²Advanced Biomedical Imaging Research Center, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; ³Division of Functional and Diagnostic Imaging Research, Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; ⁴Center of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; ⁵Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, Tochigi, Japan

The assessment and classification of anatomy of hepatic artery is an essential step for both diagnosis and management of various diseases in the upper abdomen. Development of non- invasive imaging techniques for this purpose is an urgent problem. Our results suggested that anatomy of hepatic artery can be assessed and classified using non-contrast MR arteriography using Time-SLIP technique at 3T-MRI.