Initial experience with the intravascular contrast agent NC100150-injection (Clariscan) for breath-hold and navigator-gated magnetic resonance coronary artery imaging.

Purpose To examine magnetic resonance coronary artery imaging after NC100150-Injection. Materials and Methods Breath-hold and navigator-gated images were acquired in five patients. Results Breath-hold image quality, coronary artery-fat SDNR, and coronary artery SNR improved. Respiratory artifacts due to reduced liver signal intensity degraded navigator-gated image quality. Conclusion NC100150-Injection improves breath-hold coronary artery imaging. Navigator-gated acquisitions should use techniques that are insensitive to T2* effects. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2002;16:217–223. © 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.