TY - JOUR
T1 - Imaging of the renal arteries
T2 - Value of MR angiography
AU - Debatin, J. F.
AU - Spritzer, C. E.
AU - Grist, T. M.
AU - Beam, C.
AU - Svetkey, L. P.
AU - Newman, G. E.
AU - Sostman, H. D.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - We compared the efficacy of MR angiography with that of conventional angiography for visualizing the renal arteries and detecting renovascular disease. Thirty-three MR angiographic studies, consisting of axial two-dimensional (2-D) phase-contrast, coronal 2-D phase-contrast, and coronal 2-D time-of-flight acquisitions, were performed within 48 hr of conventional arteriography. The studies were done to evaluate possible renovascular hypertension (n = 25) or potential donor nephrectomy (n = 8). The three MR image sets were interpreted independently, in random order by three observers, with regard to the number of renal arteries, degree of vessel visualization, arteriovenous overlap, and presence of renovascular disease. A fourth interpretation was based on the combined axial and coronal phase-contrast image sets. Evaluation was limited to the proximal 35 mm of each renal artery. Renal artery visualization and detection of renovascular disease were more complete with coronal phase-contrast (80% sensitivity, 91% specificity) than with time-of-flight (53% sensitivity, 97% specificity) images. Combined axial and coronal phase-contrast images permitted visualization of the proximal 35 mm of all dominant renal arteries and detection of 13 of 15 stenoses (87% sensitivity, 97% specificity). Our data suggest that biplanar MR angiography has considerable potential as a noninvasive screening technique for the evaluation of renovascular disease.
AB - We compared the efficacy of MR angiography with that of conventional angiography for visualizing the renal arteries and detecting renovascular disease. Thirty-three MR angiographic studies, consisting of axial two-dimensional (2-D) phase-contrast, coronal 2-D phase-contrast, and coronal 2-D time-of-flight acquisitions, were performed within 48 hr of conventional arteriography. The studies were done to evaluate possible renovascular hypertension (n = 25) or potential donor nephrectomy (n = 8). The three MR image sets were interpreted independently, in random order by three observers, with regard to the number of renal arteries, degree of vessel visualization, arteriovenous overlap, and presence of renovascular disease. A fourth interpretation was based on the combined axial and coronal phase-contrast image sets. Evaluation was limited to the proximal 35 mm of each renal artery. Renal artery visualization and detection of renovascular disease were more complete with coronal phase-contrast (80% sensitivity, 91% specificity) than with time-of-flight (53% sensitivity, 97% specificity) images. Combined axial and coronal phase-contrast images permitted visualization of the proximal 35 mm of all dominant renal arteries and detection of 13 of 15 stenoses (87% sensitivity, 97% specificity). Our data suggest that biplanar MR angiography has considerable potential as a noninvasive screening technique for the evaluation of renovascular disease.
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U2 - 10.2214/ajr.157.5.1927823
DO - 10.2214/ajr.157.5.1927823
M3 - Article
C2 - 1927823
AN - SCOPUS:0026042839
SN - 0361-803X
VL - 157
SP - 981
EP - 990
JO - American Journal of Roentgenology
JF - American Journal of Roentgenology
IS - 5
ER -