Arterial Spin Labeling MR Imaging Reproducibly Measures Peak-Exercise Calf Muscle Perfusion
Author(s) -
Amy W. Pollak,
Craig H. Meyer,
Frederick H. Epstein,
Ronny Jiji,
Jennifer R Hunter,
Joseph M DiMaria,
John M Christopher,
Christopher M. Kramer
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.03.022
Subject(s) - medicine , perfusion , ankle , magnetic resonance imaging , supine position , claudication , nuclear medicine , calf muscle , peripheral , cardiology , reproducibility , blood flow , radiology , arterial disease , vascular disease , surgery , statistics , mathematics
This study hypothesized that arterial spin labeling (ASL) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging at 3-T would be a reliable noncontrast technique for measuring peak exercise calf muscle blood flow in both healthy volunteers and patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and will discriminate between these groups.
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