2023 Volume 43 Issue 4 Pages 174-181
Golden Angle Radial Sparse Parallel-Volumetric Interpolated Breath hold Examination (GRASP-VIBE) using compressed sensing and golden-angle radial sampling is a gradient echo (GRE) sequence that provides an inflow effect. The purpose of this study was to investigate parameters for non-contrast visualization of the renal artery using GRASP-VIBE with respiratory synchronization by the liver gate. We used a flow phantom and a self-made phantom to determine effective fat suppression methods and appropriate settings for repetition time (TR) and flip angle (FA). We also performed imaging on five healthy volunteers and compared the ability to visualize the renal artery. In the phantom study, water excitation showed the highest fat suppression effect ; the flow phantom was well visualized at TR 7.2 ms～9.0 ms and FA 9°～13°. In the volunteer study, the renal artery was best visualized at TR 7.2 ms and FA 13°. The results suggest that GRASP-VIBE can be used to visualize the renal artery without contrast enhancement by using the parameter settings examined in this study.
