Coronary MRA Techniques Without Breathholding

Summary and ConclusionTechnical development, animal studies, and clinical trials have demonstrated that it is now feasible to image coronary arteries and detect significant stenoses without the need for breathhold. The major advantages of nonbreathhold imaging are the patient-friendliness and the ability to obtain high resolution images (both 2-D and 3-D). Nonbreathhold techniques will also permit high spatial and temporal resolution, high …