Quantification of Carotid Stenosis in a Pig Model

Abstract

We compared blood pool agent enhanced MRA to (i) Time-of-Flight (TOF) and Phase Contrast (PC) MRA and (ii) digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in severe experimental carotid stenosis in pigs.

Keywords

carotids stenosis pig model MR angiography DSA

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