Abstract
We studied the renal arteries prospectively in 16 patients with renal insufficiency using a combination of two-dimensional and three-dimensional time of flight magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). Results were compared with conventional angiography. All renal arteries were identified by MRA. Accuracy for classifying renal arteries into patent, moderately (30-70%) stenotic, severely (>70%) stenotic, or occluded was 91%. With regard to the presence or absence of severe occlusive disease (>70% stenosis or occlusion) the sensitivity was 100%, with a specificity of 93%.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 925-930 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Renal artery stenosis
- magnetic resonance angiography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging