Time-of-flight MR angiography

Magn Reson Med. 1990 May;14(2):194-201. doi: 10.1002/mrm.1910140206.

Abstract

Time-of-flight effects depend on the displacement of blood with respect to a region of excitation. When combined with static material suppression and projection imaging, time-of-flight effects provide a flexible means of flow sensitization for magnetic resonance (MR) angiography. Bolus tracking, flow enhancement by spin replacement, and selective tagging are three classes of methods being pursued for MR angiography.

MeSH terms

  • Blood Circulation*
  • Blood Flow Velocity
  • Blood Vessels / anatomy & histology*
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Regional Blood Flow
  • Time Factors