MR Venography with True Fast Imaging with Steady-state Precession for Suspected Lowerlimb Deep Vein Thrombosis

MR venography with axial true FISP allows noninvasive rapid diagnosis of acute DVT in the iliac, femoral, popliteal, and calf muscle veins. MR venography is much less reliable in the tibial or peroneal veins. It may demonstrate a nonvenous cause of a patient's symptoms.