Comparing Contrast-Enhanced Breath-Hold MR Angiography and Conventional Angiography
Olivier Ernst1,2,
Vincent Asnar3,
Géraldine Sergent1,
Emmanuel Lederman3,
Lionel Nicol4,
Jean-Claude Paris3 and
Claude L'Herminé1
1
Department of Radiology, Hôpital Huriez, Centre
Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, 1 rue Polonovski, F-59037 Lille,
France.
2
Department of Radiology, Hôpital Calmette,
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Blvd. du Professeur Leclerc,
F-59037 Lille, France.
3
Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Huriez,
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, F-59037 Lille, France.
4
Siemens SAS, 39 Blvd. Ornano, F-93527 Saint-Denis, France.

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Fig. 1A. Hepatic cirrhosis in 48-year-old man. Contrast-enhanced breath-hold
MR angiogram shows left hepatic artery (arrow) arising from left
gastric artery and right hepatic artery (arrowhead) arising from
superior mesenteric artery.
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Fig. 1B .Hepatic cirrhosis in 48-year-old man. Conventional angiography with
selective catheterization of left gastric artery reveals pattern in left
gastric artery (arrow) similar to that seen in A.
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Fig. 1C .Hepatic cirrhosis in 48-year-old man. Conventional angiography with
selective catheterization of right hepatic artery shows it (arrow)
arising from superior mesenteric artery.
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Fig. 2A .Pancreatic adenocarcinoma in 67-year-old woman. Contrast-enhanced
breath-hold MR angiogram shows stenosis (arrow) of splenic
artery.
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Fig. 2B .Pancreatic adenocarcinoma in 67-year-old woman. Conventional
angiogram reveals stenosis (arrow) seen in A.
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Fig. 3A .Mesenteric ischemia in 26-year-old woman.
A and B, Gadolinium-enhanced breath-hold MR angiograms show
segmental occlusion of superior mesenteric artery (large arrow,
A). Distal part of the superior mesenteric artery (small
arrow, A) is revascularized by arc of Riolan (arrowheads,
A and B).
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Fig. 3B .Mesenteric ischemia in 26-year-old woman.
A and B, Gadolinium-enhanced breath-hold MR angiograms show
segmental occlusion of superior mesenteric artery (large arrow,
A). Distal part of the superior mesenteric artery (small
arrow, A) is revascularized by arc of Riolan (arrowheads,
A and B).
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Fig. 3C .Mesenteric ischemia in 26-year-old woman.
C and D, Conventional angiograms with selective
catheterization of superior mesenteric artery (arrow, D) and
inferior mesenteric artery (arrowhead, C) reveal pattern
similar to that seen in A and B.
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Fig. 3D .Mesenteric ischemia in 26-year-old woman.
C and D, Conventional angiograms with selective
catheterization of superior mesenteric artery (arrow, D) and
inferior mesenteric artery (arrowhead, C) reveal pattern
similar to that seen in A and B.
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Fig. 4A .Pancreatitis in 61-year-old man. Venous contrast-enhanced MR
angiogram shows occlusion of upper part of superior mesenteric vein
(arrow) with collateral circulation through first jejunal vein
(arrowhead) feeding the portal vein.
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Fig. 4B .Pancreatitis in 61-year-old man. Conventional angiogram reveals
pat-
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Fig. 5A .Hepatic cirrhosis in 53-year-old woman. Contrast-enhanced
breath-hold MR angiogram shows gastric varices (arrow) arising from
left gastric vein.
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Fig. 5B .Hepatic cirrhosis in 53-year-old woman. Conventional angiogram
reveals portosystemic collateral
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Fig. 6A .Hepatic cirrhosis in 55-year-old man. Contrast-enhanced breath-hold
MR angiogram shows superior mesenteric artery (arrowhead), proper
hepatic artery (long arrow), and left hepatic artery (short
arrow) arising from left gastric artery.
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Fig. 6B .Hepatic cirrhosis in 55-year-old man. Conventional angiography with
selective catheterization of proper hepatic artery reveals hepatic artery
branches not shown on the MR angiogram.
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Fig. 6C .Hepatic cirrhosis in 55-year-old man. Conventional angiography with
selective catheterization of superior mesenteric artery reveals several
arterial branches not shown on MR angiogram.
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