MR an·gi·og·ra·phy (MRA),
imaging of blood vessels using special magnetic resonance (MR) sequences that enhance the signal of flowing blood and suppress that from other tissues.
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magnetic resonance angiography
A term for the magnetic resonance imaging of selected vascular structures—e.g., circle of Willis or the carotid arteries.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
magnetic resonance angiography
Peripheral MR angiography Imaging An imaging technique in which a contrast dye is injected into a blood vessel and magnetic resonance is used to create an image of the flowing blood through the vessel; often used to detect stenosis of the cerebral arteries. See Contrast enhanced method–MRI, Phase contrast method–MRI, Time-of-flight method. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
mag·net·ic res·o·nance an·gi·og·ra·phy
(MRA) (mag-net'ik rez'ŏ-năns an'jē-og'ră-fē) Method of visualizing vessels that contain flowing nuclei by producing a contrast between them and the stationary nuclei.
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Magnetic resonance angiography
A noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses radio waves to map the internal anatomy of the blood vessels.
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