Three dimensional magnetic resonance microangiography of rat neurovasculature

Magn Reson Med. 1994 Aug;32(2):199-205. doi: 10.1002/mrm.1910320208.

Abstract

Techniques are described to perform three dimensional (3D) MR microangiography. We have combined the use of a blood pool agent (Gd-DTPA-complexed with bovine serum albumin), three dimensional Fourier encoding, careful animal stabilization, and volume rendering to permit imaging with voxels of 60 x 60 x 60 microns. 3DFT encoding has been performed at 7.1 T with very large arrays (256 x 512 x 512). Interactive volume rendering allows a number of unique display opportunities that effectively exploit these isotropic 3D arrays.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Contrast Media
  • Gadolinium DTPA
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography*
  • Microcirculation / anatomy & histology
  • Nervous System / blood supply*
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Pentetic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine
  • Pentetic Acid
  • Gadolinium DTPA