The impact of navigator timing parameters and navigator spatial resolution on 3D coronary magnetic resonance angiography
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- 23 August 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Vol. 14 (3) , 311-318
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.1188
Abstract
The impact of navigator spatial resolution and navigator evaluation time on image quality in free‐breathing navigator‐gated 3D coronary magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), including real‐time motion correction, was investigated in a moving phantom. Objective image quality parameters signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR) and vessel sharpness were compared. It was found that for improved mage quality a short navigator evaluation time is of crucial importance. Navigator spatial resolution showed minimal influence on image quality. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2001;14:311–318.Keywords
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