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Figure 1 | Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

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From: 130 Contrast-enhanced whole-heart coronary MR angiography at 3.0 T: comparison to steady-state free precession technique at 1.5 T

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Maximum intensity projection images of a 47-year-old healthy volunteer demonstrate that contrast-enhanced coronary MRA at 3.0 T (top row) has better CNR that non-contrast SSFP technique at 1.5 T (bottom row). A comparison of state-of-the-art 1.5 T and 3 T whole heart coronary MRA techniques in 10 volunteers demonstrated higher CNR, shorter acquisition-time, and better depiction of coronary segments for Contrast-enhanced slow-infusion 3D-FLASH at 3.0 T compared to non-contrast SSFP at 1.5 T. LM, LAD, LCX, and RCA indicate left main, left anterior descending, left circumflex, and right coronary artery, respectively.

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