Abstract #2688

FSE-based Non-Contrast-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Venography for evaluation of the upper extremity veins compared with Contrast-enhanced MRV and Ultrasound

Ruth P Lim^1,2,3, Emma Hornsey¹, Dinesh Ranatunga^1,2, Huming Hao⁴, Lucy McKenna¹, Julie Smith¹, Tim Spelman⁵, Jason Chuen^3,4, and Mark Goodwin^1,2

¹Radiology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia, ²Radiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ³Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵Centre for Population Health, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia

Venous mapping is important in end stage renal disease patients requiring vascular access for hemodialysis. We compare image quality (IQ) and measured vessel caliber of FSE based non-contrast MRV (NC-MRV) to contrast-enhanced MRV (CE-MRV) and US in available segments in 10 healthy volunteers. Central and arm vein IQ was diagnostic, but forearm vein IQ was suboptimal, inferior to CE-MRV. No difference in vessel caliber between sequences was demonstrated for most segments between NC-MRV and CE-MRV, but both MRV techniques yielded significantly larger caliber measurements than US, raising concern regarding application of MRV-derived measurements to clinical practice.

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