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 3 Comparison of vessel assessability rates of non-contrast coronary magnetic resonance angiography sequences at balanced turbo field echo, turbo field echo, and modified Dixon in 22 participants, n (%)

Segment	No. of all segments	No. of assessable segment (score ≥ 2)
Segment	No. of all segments	BTFE	TFE	mDixon
Overall	284	282 (99.3)	247 (87.0)	271 (95.4)
LM	22	22 (100)	22 (100)	22 (100)
LAD-pro	22	22 (100)	22 (100)	22 (100)
LCX-pro	22	22 (100)	22 (100)	22 (100)
RCA-pro	22	22 (100)	22 (100)	22 (100)
LAD-mid	22	22 (100)	22 (100)	22 (100)
RCA-mid	22	22 (100)	21 (95.5)	21 (95.5)
LAD-dis	22	22 (100)	22 (100)	22 (100)
LCX-dis	22	22 (100)	20 (90.9)	22 (100)
RCA-dis	22	22 (100)	20 (90.9)	21 (95.5)
RI	10	10 (100)	9 (90.0)	9 (90.0)
D	24	24 (100)	14 (58.3)	20 (83.3)
OM	20	20 (100)	16 (80)	19 (95.0)
PDA	18	17 (94.4)	7 (38.9)	15 (83.3)
PLB	14	13 (92.9)	8 (57.1)	12 (85.7)

BTFE: Balanced turbo field echo; TFE: Turbo field echo; mDixon: Modified Dixon; LM: Left main artery; LAD-pro: Proximal left anterior descending artery; LAD-mid: Mid left anterior descending artery; LAD-dis: Distal left anterior descending artery; LCX-pro: Proximal left circumflex artery; LCX-dis: Distal left circumflex artery; RCA-pro: Proximal right coronary artery; RCA-mid: Mid right coronary artery; RCA-dis: Distal right coronary artery; RI: Ramus intermediu; D: The first and second diagonal branches (D1, D2); OM: The first and second obtuse marginal branches (OM1, OM2); PDA: Posterior descending arteries; PLB: Posterolateral branches.

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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
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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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