METHOD FOR NON-CONTRAST ENHANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY

摘要

A method for non-contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of a three-dimensional (3D) volume of a subject having a vascular structure extending through the 3D volume and having flowing spins passing through vascular structure. The method includes applying at least one radiofrequency (RF) pulse to a first slice to label the flowing spins passing into a second slice located within the 3D volume adjacent to the first slice and acquiring imaging data from the second slice using a two-dimensional (2D) pulse sequence and sampling k-space using a non-Cartesian sampling pattern. The acquisition of the of the imaging data is repeated to acquire a series of second slices located across the 3D volume to acquire respective sets of imaging data spanning the 3D volume. The sets of imaging data is reconstructed into a time-series of image frames depicting the flowing spins passing through the vascular structure.