Table 3 Main characteristics of MRI, MRA and CTA
Author, year | Scanner (MRI /MRA) | Method (MRA) | Technical parameters (MRI /MRA) | Analyzed image plane | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vendor | Model | Magnetic strength/CT Slice | Sequence (MRI) | Sequence (MRA) | Slice thickness (mm) | NO. of analyzed image plane | |||
Flannigan, et al. 1990 [31] | GE Healthcare | Signa | 1.5 T | Direct | T1WI (SE) | T1WI (SE) | 4/4 | 1/1 | Coronal |
Chandnani, et al. 1993 [32] | NA | NA | 1.5 T | Direct | T1WI SE pulse sequence | PDWI, T2WI (SE) | 3/3 | 2/2 | Axial, obl cor/Axial, obl cor |
Sano, et al. 1996 [33] | Shimazu | NA | 1.5 T | NA | NA | T1WI | 2/4 | 3/3 | Axial, obl cor, obl sag/Axial, obl cor, obl sag |
Wallny, et al. 1998 [34] | Philips | ACS II | 1.5 T | Indirect | T1WI,T2WI,PD | T1WI (FS) | 3/3 | 2/2 | Axial, obl cor/Axial, obl cor |
Herold, et al. 2003 [38] | Siemens | Erlangen | 1.5 T | Indirect | STIR, T1 SE,PD-T2 TSE,T1-Flash 2D,T1 SE | STIR, T1 SE,PD-T2 TSE,T1-Flash 2D,T2 SE | 3/3 | 3/3 | axial, parasag, paracor/Axial, parasag, paracor |
Reuss, et al. 2006 [35] | NA | NA | 1.5 T | Direct | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Dinauer, et al. 2007 [15] | GE healthcare | Signa | 1.5 T | Indirect | T1WI (FSE, FS), T2WI (FSE, FS) | T1WI (FSE, FS) | 3.5/3.5 | 3/3 | Axial, obl cor, obl sag/Axial, obl cor, obl sag |
Magee, et al. 2009 [17] | GE healthcare | Signa | 3 T | Direct | T1WI (FSE),T2WI(FSE), T2WI (FSE, FS) | T1WI (FS) | 4/4 | 3/3 | Axial, obl cor, obl sag |
Major, et al. 2011 [36] | Siemens | Signa | 3 T | Direct | T1WI, T2 WI(FS), PDWI | T1WI (FS),T1WI, T2WI (FS) | 3/3 | 4/4 | Axial, obl cor, obl sag, sag |
Fallahi, et al. 2013 [37] | Siemens | Avanto | 1.5 T | Indirect | T1FS, PDFS, STIR, T2 GRE | T1FS, PDFS, STIR, T2 MEDIC | 3/3 | 3/3 | Para cor, sag, axial |
Mahmoud, et al. 2013 [39] | Philips | Gyroscan NT | 1.5 T/ 64-slice | Direct | NA | T1WI (FS), 3DWatSc, T2WI (SE) | 3/2 | 3/2 | Axial, obl cor, obl sag/Supine position, ABER |
Moroder, et al. 2013 [23] | Siemens | Somatom sensation 64 | 1.5 T/ 64-slice | NA | At least two different sequences | NA | NA | 3/3 | Axial, parasag, paracor,3D reconstruction/Axial, parasag, paracor |
Sheridan, et al. 2015 [22] | NA | NA | 1.5 T | NA | PDWI, T2WI (FS) | T1WI (FS), T1WI(PD), T2WI (FSE) | NA | 3/3 | Axial, obl cor, sag/Axial, cor, sag |
El-Liethy, et al. 2016 [21] | Philips&Simens | Gyroscan interna &Symphony | 1.5 T | Direct | T1 (TSE), T2 (TSE), STIR(TSE), PD(TSE),GR (TSE) | T1FS (all pulse sequences) | NA | 3/3 | Axial, obl cor, obl sag /Axial, cor, sag |