Non-contrast 3.0T coronary magnetic resonance angiography: Image quality comparison of coronal balanced-turbo-field-echo, axial turbo-field-echo, and modified-Dixon sequences

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World J Radiol. Feb 28, 2026; 18(2): 115741
Published online Feb 28, 2026. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i2.115741

Table 1 Non-contrast coronary magnetic resonance angiography acquisition parameters

Parameter	BTFE	TFE	mDixon
No. slices	250	150	150
Field of view (mm × mm)	280 × 340	265 × 301	265 × 301
Matrix	208 × 234	212 × 201	176 × 201
Repetition time (millisecond)	Shortest	Shortest	Shortest
Echo time (millisecond)	Shortest	Shortest	Shortest
Flip angle (degrees)	70	20	10
Number of signal averages	1	1	1
Fat/blood suppression	Spectral-attenuated inversion recovery	Spectral-attenuated inversion recovery	Water-fat separation
Acquired voxel (mm³)	1.35 × 1.45 × 1.55	1.25 × 1.50 × 1.50	1.50 × 1.50 × 1.50
Reconstructed voxel (mm³)	0.75 × 0.75 × 0.75	0.75 × 0.75 × 0.75	0.75 × 0.75 × 0.75

BTFE: Balanced turbo field echo; TFE: Turbo field echo; mDixon: Modified Dixon.

Citation: Wei CW, Zhang RZ, Xu Y, Liu JY, Zhang N, Xu L, Wen ZY. Non-contrast 3.0T coronary magnetic resonance angiography: Image quality comparison of coronal balanced-turbo-field-echo, axial turbo-field-echo, and modified-Dixon sequences. World J Radiol 2026; 18(2): 115741
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8470/full/v18/i2/115741.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4329/wjr.v18.i2.115741

Wei CW, Zhang RZ, Xu Y, Liu JY, Zhang N, Xu L, Wen ZY. Non-contrast 3.0T coronary magnetic resonance angiography: Image quality comparison of coronal balanced-turbo-field-echo, axial turbo-field-echo, and modified-Dixon sequences. World J Radiol 2026; 18(2): 115741 [PMID: 41809712 DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i2.115741]

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