MR-imaging of the thoracic aorta: 3D-ECG- and respiratory-gated bSSFP imaging 
using the CLAWS algorithm versus contrast-enhanced 3D-MRA

Kawel, N; Jhooti, P; Dashti, D; Haas, T; Winter, L; Zellweger, MJ; Buser, PT; Keegan, J; Scheffler, K; Bremerich, J

doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.12.040

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MR-imaging of the thoracic aorta: 3D-ECG- and respiratory-gated bSSFP imaging using the CLAWS algorithm versus contrast-enhanced 3D-MRA

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Kawel, N., Jhooti, P., Dashti, D., Haas, T., Winter, L., Zellweger, M., et al. (2012). MR-imaging of the thoracic aorta: 3D-ECG- and respiratory-gated bSSFP imaging using the CLAWS algorithm versus contrast-enhanced 3D-MRA. European Journal of Radiology, 81(2), 239-243. doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.12.040.

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Objective To compare a contrast-enhanced 3D angiography (CE-3D-MRA) with the ECG- and respiratory gated 3D balanced steady state free precession (bSSFP) sequence using the CLAWS algorithm (3D-bSSFP-CLAWS) with respect to acquisition time, image quality, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR). Methods 14 patients (4 women, mean age ± SD: 52 ± 18) with known or suspected thoracic aortic disease were imaged on a 1.5 T scanner with both sequences. Two readers scored image quality of predefined levels of the thoracic aorta. Acquisition time, SNR and CNR were calculated for each examination. Results Image quality achieved with the 3D-bSSFP-CLAWS was scored significantly better than with the CE-3D-MRA for the aortic annulus (P = 0.003), the sinuses of Valsalva (P = 0.001), the proximal coronary arteries (P = 0.001) and the sinotubular junction (P = 0.001). Effective acquisition time for the 3D-bSSFP-CLAWS and corrected acquisition time (corrected for imaging parameters) was significantly longer compared to the CE-3D-MRA (P = 0.004 and P = 0.028). SNR and CNR were significantly higher for the CE-3D-MRA (P = 0.007 and P = 0.001). Conclusions Providing the highest scan efficiency for a given breathing pattern, image quality for the proximal ascending aorta achieved with the 3D-bSSFP-CLAWS is significantly superior in contrast to the CE-3D-MRA.