Impact of section doubling on MR angiography

Radiology. 1992 Dec;185(3):899-902. doi: 10.1148/radiology.185.3.1438782.

Abstract

To improve the quality of projection angiograms generated from three-dimensional magnetic resonance (MR) angiography data, the authors applied voxel shifting to create intermediate sections ("section doubling") prior to maximum intensity projection. To date, the authors have processed MR angiography studies with and without section doubling in 20 cases. Section doubling resulted in improved vessel contrast and delineation of continuity (especially of small vessels) in all cases.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Blood Vessels / anatomy & histology*
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Models, Structural