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Magnetic resonance angiography of rat spinal cord at 9.4 T: A feasibility study
Author(s) -
Bilgen Mehmet,
AlHafez Baraa,
He YongYue,
Brooks William M.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
magnetic resonance in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.696
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1522-2594
pISSN - 0740-3194
DOI - 10.1002/mrm.20471
Subject(s) - spinal cord , magnetic resonance angiography , magnetic resonance imaging , nuclear magnetic resonance , angiography , medicine , nuclear medicine , radiology , physics , psychiatry
In this study we investigated the feasibility of performing 3D time‐of‐flight magnetic resonance angiography to remotely image the arteries of rat spinal cord. Using a custom‐designed implantable radiofrequency coil, we acquired angiograms from normal and injured cords. The potential of the approach was evaluated in terms of longitudinally monitoring the vascular reorganization of spinal cord following an injury. Magn Reson Med 53:1459–1461, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.