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Contrast‐enhanced magnetic resonance angiography of patent ductus arteriosus in a dog
Author(s) -
Louvet A.,
Duconseille A. C.,
Lazard P.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2010.00970.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ductus arteriosus , magnetic resonance angiography , magnetic resonance imaging , gadolinium , contrast (vision) , angiography , radiology , surgery , optics , materials science , physics , metallurgy
Gadolinium‐enhanced three‐dimensional magnetic resonance angiography is a relatively new technique in the veterinary field. A mature dog with suspected patent ductus arteriosus underwent contrast‐enhanced magnetic resonance angiography at 1·0 T with a three‐dimensional fast low‐angle shot (FLASH) gradient‐echo technique. Qualitatively, three‐dimensional images of the ductus were particularly clear with surface reconstructions, and ductus diameters were easy to assess in native images. Contrast‐enhanced magnetic resonance angiography is a fast, relatively non‐invasive procedure that could be particularly useful when non‐surgical interventional procedures are anticipated for ductus occlusion.