Accurate evaluation of hepatic arterial anatomy and variants is essential for preoperative planning of hepatic resection, transarterial chemoembolization and liver transplantation. In the present study, we try to explore the value of non-contrast-enhanced MR angiography using spatial labeling with multiple inversion pulses (SLEEK-MRA) in hepatic arteriography, and to compare the results with CT angiography (CTA). Although SLEEK-MRA was inferior to CTA in depicting small branches, it was comparable to CTA for depiction of the common hepatic artery, proper hepatic artery, left hepatic artery and right hepatic artery. As a noninvasive angiography method, SLEEK-MRA is valuable in hepatic arteriography.
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