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Coronary artery bypass surgery mri angiography
Introduction
MRI angiography
MRI angiography
The specificity of MRI in the assessment of SVG patency is reported to be 76% to 91%. Only 66% of distal anastomoses were identified correctly.[1][2]
References
References
- ↑ Langerak SE, Vliegen HW, Jukema JW, et al. Value of magnetic resonance imaging for the noninvasive detection of stenosis in coronary artery bypass grafts and recipients coronary arteries. Circulation. 2003; 107: 1052–1058.
- ↑ Wittlinger T, Voigtländer T, Kreitner KF, Kalden P, Thelen M, Meyer J (2002). “Non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging of coronary bypass grafts. comparison of the haste- and navigator techniques with conventional coronary angiography” (PDF). Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 18 (6): 469–77, discussion 483–4. PMID 12537417. Retrieved 2010-07-23. Unknown parameter
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