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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
Published online Feb 28, 2026. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i2.115741
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
Chuang-Wei Wei, Run-Zhi Zhang, Yan Xu, Jia-Yi Liu, Nan Zhang, Lei Xu, Zhao-Ying Wen, Department of Radiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, Beijing 100029, China
Co-first authors: Chuang-Wei Wei and Run-Zhi Zhang.
Co-corresponding authors: Jia-Yi Liu and Nan Zhang.
Author contributions: Wei CW and Zhang RZ jointly undertook the essential first-author responsibilities, including study design, data acquisition, data analysis, and drafting of the manuscript, they contributed equally to this article, they are the co-first authors of this manuscript; Xu Y contributed to the study design; Liu JY and Zhang N supervised the project and provided overall methodological guidance they contributed equally to this article, they are the co-corresponding authors of this manuscript; Xu L and Wen ZY critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content; and all authors thoroughly reviewed and endorsed the final manuscript.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 82202139.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, approval No. 2025232x.
Clinical trial registration statement: This study is a prospective imaging comparison study and does not involve clinical trial interventions requiring trial registration.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Zhang N reports grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China during the conduct of the study.
CONSORT 2010 statement: The authors have read the CONSORT 2010 Statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CONSORT 2010 Statement.
Data sharing statement: Data are not publicly available due to participant privacy and institutional restrictions. De-identified data may be made available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request and with approval from the Institutional Review Board.
Corresponding author: Nan Zhang, MD, Chief, Professor, Department of Radiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Disease, No. 2 Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China.
Received: October 24, 2025
Revised: November 25, 2025
Accepted: January 9, 2026
Published online: February 28, 2026
Processing time: 124 Days and 19 Hours
Revised: November 25, 2025
Accepted: January 9, 2026
Published online: February 28, 2026
Processing time: 124 Days and 19 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This study presents a focused technical evaluation of a newly implemented coronal-plane balanced turbo field echo (BTFE) sequence for non-contrast-enhanced coronary magnetic resonance angiography at 3.0T. Through a prospective intra-individual comparison with conventional axial turbo field echo and modified Dixon sequences, the coronal BTFE protocol demonstrated superior image quality - particularly in distal coronary segments - and a shorter acquisition time. These find