Abstract #1266

Diagnostic Accuracy of Different Image Postprocessing Methods for the Detection of Coronary Artery Stenoses by using Contrast Enhanced Coronary MRA at 3.0T

Qi Yang¹, Kuncheng Li¹, Xiangying Du¹, Lixin Jin², Jing An², Renate Jerecic², Debiao Li³

¹Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China, People's Republic of; ²Siemens Healthcare, MR Collaboration NE Asia; ³Cedars-Sinai Medical Center & UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Contrast enhanced 3T whole heart coronary MR angiography (CMRA) is a reliable method for the detection and exclusion of hemodynamically significant coronary stenosis and has shown high accuracy in one single center trial. With the improvements in spatial resolution, particularly along the z-axis, it is possible to postprocess whole heart CMRA images by using advanced methods such as MIP, curved MPR, and 3D VRT.