Naoki Kanata1,
Takeshi Yoshikawa2, 3, Nobukazu Aoyama4,
Yoshiharu Ohno2, 3, Yasusuke Kyotani4, Saori
Satou5, Tomonori Kanda1, Hisanobu Koyama1,
Mizuho Nishio2, 3, Kazuro Sugimura1
1Division
of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of
Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; 2Advanced Biomedical Imaging
Research Center, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo,
Japan; 3Division of Functional and Diagnostic Imaging Research,
Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe,
Hyogo, Japan; 4Center of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Kobe
University Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; 5Toshiba Medical Systems
Corporation, Otawara, Tochigi, Japan
The assessment and classification of anatomy of hepatic artery is an essential step for both diagnosis and management of various diseases in the upper abdomen. Development of non- invasive imaging techniques for this purpose is an urgent problem. Our results suggested that anatomy of hepatic artery can be assessed and classified using non-contrast MR arteriography using Time-SLIP technique at 3T-MRI.