Yang and colleagues report on their single-center experience with high-field coronary MRA using a new MR contrast agent. Data on 30 patients were compared with conventional X-ray angiography. Their new coronary MRA approach seems favourable when compared with previous MRA methods.
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Nezafat, R., Manning, W. High field strength coronary MRA—ready for prime time?. Nat Rev Cardiol 6, 676–678 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2009.184
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