3D Reconstructed Contrast Enhanced MR Angiography: 1.5 Tesla versus 3 Tesla in Detection of the Different Branches of the Internal Iliac Artery before Uterine Artery Embolization

Purpose: To compare the ability of the 1.5 Tesla (1.5T) MRI versus the 3 Tesla (3T) MRI in detecting the different branches of the internal iliac artery (IIA) in females before UAE using 3D reconstructed Contrast Enhanced MR Angiography (CE-MRA). Materials and Methods: Pre-embolization CE-MRA from 71 females (mean age: 45 years +/- 5, Range: 30–56) were retrospectively evaluated by 2 radiologists. Studies were done using a 1.5T (n=49, 98 IIA) & 3T (n=22, 44 IIA) MRI units & 3D images were reconstructed using Syngo VesselView. A scoring system of 3 Grades was used: a score of 0 means that the artery was not seen,…