Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 564-576 , May 2010

Low-Dose, Time-Resolved, Contrast-Enhanced 3D MR Angiography in the Assessment of the Abdominal Aorta and Its Major Branches at 3 Tesla

  • Ulrich Kramer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: U.K.
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  • Michael Fenchel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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  • Gerhard Laub, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, PA
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  • Achim Seeger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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  • Bernhard Klumpp, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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  • Christiane Bretschneider, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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  • J. Paul Finn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Claus D. Claussen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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  • Stephan Miller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 3, 72076 Tübingen, Germany

Received 22 September 2009 ,Accepted 9 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.12.011

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Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 564-576 , May 2010

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