Figure 1
From: 156 Pulmonary vein imaging by 3D non-contrast, free breathing SSFP MR angiography; a novel technique
Our aim was to investigate the feasibility of non-contrast, free breathing 3D-SSFP MR Angiography for pulmonary veins evaluation and to correlate with contrast-enhanced MRA. 3D-SSFP MRA provides sufficient vascular definition and SNR and CNR for confident evaluation of pulmonary veins. Non contrast SSFP MRA demonstrating right and left inferior veins (B) (arrows); LA: Left Atrium. Navigator saturation band is seen on the right hemithorax as a well defined vertical bar of low signal intensity.