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Table 1 Coronary QISS vs. peripheral QISS MRA

From: Breath-hold imaging of the coronary arteries using Quiescent-Interval Slice-Selective (QISS) magnetic resonance angiography: pilot study at 1.5 Tesla and 3 Tesla

 

Coronary QISS

Peripheral QISS

K-Space Trajectory

Radial or Cartesian

Cartesian

Readout Duration

~82–192 ms

~300 ms

Magnetization Preparation

FOCI inversion

Saturation

Fat Suppression

Yes

Yes

Venous Suppression

No

Yes

Fold Over Artifact with Small FOV

Cartesian only

Yes