Fig. 3

A 41-year-old patient with no coronary stenosis in the LAD is shown. On the XCA (a) and MRA (b), coronary stenosis was not observed. On the corresponding IR-SSFP (c), HC was not observed, and the coronary wall was clearly detected. A 81-year-old patient with severe coronary stenosis in the mid-LAD is shown. On the XCA (d) and MRA (e), severe coronary stenosis was observed (arrow). On the corresponding IR-SSFP (f), HC was observed (arrow)