Does whole-heart 3D coronary MR angiography accurately detect significant stenosis compared to conventional coronary angiography in patients suspected of having coronary artery disease?
Whole-heart 3D coronary MR angiography provides high specificity (91%) and moderate sensitivity (82%) for detecting significant coronary stenosis with an average imaging time of under 15 minutes.
This study had institutional review board approval, and all patients gave informed consent. The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the use of whole-heart three-dimensional (3D) coronary magnetic resonance (MR) angiography in patients suspected of having coronary artery disease. Whole-heart coronary MR angiography was performed in 39 patients (30 men and nine women; mean age, 63.9 years +/- 15.6 standard deviation) by using a steady-state free precession sequence with free breathing. Twenty patients (16 men and four women; mean age, 64.9 years +/- 11.7) also underwent conventional coronary angiography. MR angiography was successfully completed in 34 of 39 patients (87%); the average imaging time was 13.8 minutes +/- 3.8. Sensitivity and specificity of MR angiography for detecting significant stenosis were 82% (14 of 17 arteries) and 91% (39 of 43 arteries), respectively. Whole-heart coronary MR angiography with a navigator-gated steady-state sequence can enable reliable 3D visualization of the coronary arteries in patients suspected of having coronary artery disease.
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