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From: Evaluation of venous pathology of the lower extremities with triggered angiography non-contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

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Summarized principle of TRANCE-MRI technique, Patients underwent imaging with a peripheral pulse unit (PPU) trigger. All images of the arterial systems were evaluated by three-dimensional (3D) turbo spin-echo (TSE) at systolic and diastolic periods. During systole, arterial blood flows rapidly and the arteries were black. During diastole, blood flow in the arteries is slow and the arteries were bright. Subtraction of the two phased scans made up a 3D data set with only arteries (MRA). Another image of the venous systems (MRV) was evaluated by 3D TSE Short tau inversion recovery (STIR) during the systolic period. STIR provides additional background suppression because the fat and bones are also suppressed

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BMC Medical Imaging

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