Cerebral gliomas and metastases: Assessment with contrast-enhanced fast fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery MR imaging

被引:78
作者
Essig, M
Knopp, MV
Schoenberg, SO
Hawighorst, H
Wenz, F
Debus, J
van Kaick, G
机构
[1] German Canc Res Ctr, Dept Radiol, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
[2] Heidelberg Univ, Dept Clin Radiol, Heidelberg, Germany
关键词
brain neoplasms; secondary; MR; cerebrospinal fluid; magnetic resonance (MR); technology;
D O I
10.1148/radiology.210.2.r99ja22551
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
The effect of contrast material on fast fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) magnetic resonance images was evaluated for 16 patients with enhancing gliomas and 12 patients with cerebral metastases. Because of a marked T1 effect, fast FLAIR imaging provided a marked contrast enhancement, resulting in the highest tumor-to-background contrast ratio compared with standard imaging techniques.
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