Services

MR angiography, MRA, and MR veinography MRV

MR angiography is used to examine blood vessels in key areas of the body, including the:

• brain
• kidneys
• pelvis
• legs
• lungs
• heart
• neck

Physicians use the procedure to:

• identify disease and aneurysms in the aorta or in other major blood vessels

• detect atherosclerosis disease in the carotid artery of the neck, which may limit blood flow to the brain and cause a stroke

• identify a small aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation inside the brain

• detect atherosclerotic disease that has narrowed the arteries to the legs and help prepare for surgery

• indicate disease in the renal artery or visualize blood flow to help prepare for a kidney transplant

• guide surgeons making repairs to diseased blood vessels, such as implanting or evaluating a stent

• detect injury to one of more arteries in trauma patients

• evaluate the details of arteries feeding a tumor prior to surgery

• identify dissection in the aorta or its major branches

• show the extent and severity of atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries

• screen individuals for arterial disease, especially patients with a family history of arterial disease or disorders