European Journal of Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 124-129 , January 2007

MR flow measurements for assessment of the pulmonary, systemic and bronchosystemic circulation: Impact of different ECG gating methods and breathing schema

  • Sebastian Ley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 153, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    • Radiology-E010, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Radiology (E010), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Tel.: +49 6221 422494; fax: +49 6221 422464.
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  • Julia Ley-Zaporozhan

      Affiliations

    • Radiology-E010, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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  • Karl-Friedrich Kreitner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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  • Svitlana Iliyushenko

      Affiliations

    • Radiology-E010, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Michael Puderbach

      Affiliations

    • Radiology-E010, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Waldemar Hosch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Heiner Wenz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonology, Thoraxklinik Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Jens-Peter Schenk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children's Hospital University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 153, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Hans-Ulrich Kauczor

      Affiliations

    • Radiology-E010, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany

Received 15 May 2006 ,Revised 24 August 2006 ,Accepted 28 August 2006.

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PII: S0720-048X(06)00366-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.08.026

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 1 , Pages 124-129 , January 2007

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