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Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography of patent ductus arteriosus in a dog |
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| Authors: | A Louvet A C Duconseille P Lazard |
| Institution: | 1. Small Animal Veterinary Clinic, 80 rue Pereire Saint Germain en Laye 78100, France
Centre d’Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique de l’Animal (CIREN), 80 rue Péreire, Saint Germain en Laye, France;2. Centre d’Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique de l’Animal (CIREN), 80 rue Péreire, Saint Germain en Laye, France;3. Small Animal Veterinary Clinic, 80 rue Pereire Saint Germain en Laye 78100, France |
| Abstract: | Gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography is a relatively new technique in the veterinary field. A mature dog with suspected patent ductus arteriosus underwent contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography at 1·0 T with a three-dimensional fast low-angle shot (FLASH) gradient-echo technique. Qualitatively, three-dimensional images of the ductus were particularly clear with surface reconstructions, and ductus diameters were easy to assess in native images. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography is a fast, relatively non-invasive procedure that could be particularly useful when non-surgical interventional procedures are anticipated for ductus occlusion. |
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