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1. Introduction
2. Vascular MRI Techniques
2.1 - Morphology and Plane Orientation
2.2 - Dynamic Information
2.2.1 - Gradient Echo Sequences
2.2.2 - Velocity Mapping Technique
2.2.3 - MR Angiography
2.2.4 - Contrast-Enhanced Dynamic MR Angiography
2.2.5 - Breath-hold Cine-MRI
2.2.6 - 3D Breath-hold Contrast-Enhanced MRA
3. Thoracic Aortic Diseases
3.1 - Aortic Dissection
3.1.1 - Pathology
3.1.2 - Causes
3.1.3 - Imaging of acute Dissections
3.1.4 - Imaging of Chronic Dissections
3.1.5 - Imaging of Postoperative Thoracic Aorta
3.2 - Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
3.2.1 - Annulo-aortic Ectasia
3.2.2 - Atherosclerotic Aneurysm
3.2.3 - Inflammatory Aneurysm
3.3 - Traumatic Thoracic Pseudoaneurysm
4. Pulmonary Artery Diseases
4.1 - Acute Thromboembolic Disease
4.2 - Chronic Pulmonary Embolism
4.3 - Pulmonary Artery Miscellaneous
5. Conclusion

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