Research Article

Carotid Artery Stenosis: Comparison of 3D Time-of-Flight MR Angiography and Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography at 3T

Table 1

Stenosis grade results.

Patient no.SideStenosis grade TOFStenosis grade CEMRA

1Right44
Left00

2Right22
Left44

3Right32
Left21

4Right22
Left44

5Right00
Left32

6Right00
Left33

7Right11
Left11

8Right33
Left00

9Right33
Left00

10Right21
Left00

11Right43
Left00

12Right32
Left00

13Right32
Left23

14Right43
Left00

15Right00
Left43

16Right00
Left00

17Right00
Left44

18Right32
Left00

19Right00
Left00

20Right33
Left00

21Right00
Left33

22Right33
Left00

23Right33
Left00

TOF: time-of-flight MR angiography; CEMRA: contrast-enhanced MR angiography. 0 = normal; 1 = mild stenosis, less than 50%; 2 = moderate stenosis, 50–69%; 3 = severe stenosis, more than 70% but less than full occlusion; 4 = occlusion.