Detection of Atherosclerosis: Systemic Imaging for Systemic Disease with Whole-Body Three-dimensional MR Angiography— Initial Experience

Authors:
  • CHChristoph U. Herborn
    Christoph U. Herborn
  • KKKnut Kröger
    Knut Kröger
  • TLThomas C. Lauenstein
    Thomas C. Lauenstein
  • JDJörg F. Debatin
    Jörg F. Debatin
  • SRStefan G. Ruehm
    Stefan G. Ruehm
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Abstract
In 100 consecutive patients with peripheral vascular disease whole-body three-dimensional magnetic resonance (MR) angiography was performed by using the rolling table platform system with a 1.5-T MR unit and five three-dimensional MR angiographic data sets during 72 seconds (0.2 mol per kilogram of body weight of gadobenate dimeglumine). Apart from the proved peripheral vascular disease, additional clinically relevant disease was found in 33 segments in 25 patients as follows: renal arterial narrowing (n = 15), carotid arterial stenosis (n = 12), subclavian arterial stenosis (n = 2), and abdominal aortic aneurysms (n = 4). Confirmatory studies performed in 11 patients in this study revealed no false-positive or false-negative findings at examination.

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