High-resolution T2-reversed magnetic resonance imaging on a high magnetic field system -: Technical note

被引:43
作者
Fujii, Y
Nakayama, N
Nakada, T
机构
[1] Niigata Univ, Brain Res Inst, Dept Integrated Neurosci, Niigata 951, Japan
[2] Niigata Univ, Brain Res Inst, Dept Neurosurg, Niigata 951, Japan
[3] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Neurol, Davis, CA USA
关键词
magnetic resonance imaging; high magnetic field; T-2; weighting; high-resolution imaging; brain;
D O I
10.3171/jns.1998.89.3.0492
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
Because of the high signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio, T-2-weighted images obtained using high-field magnetic resonance (MR) Imaging systems can be expected to provide high anatomical and contrast resolution. Furthermore. the improved structural and contrast resolution of these high S/N T-2-weighted images can be processed for optimum perceptual resolution through the application of gray-scale reversal and expansion of the gray-scale window, known as T-2-reversed (T2R) imaging. In this study, the authors investigated high-resolution T2R MR imaging performed on a high-field (3-tesla) system for its clinical utility In detecting various physiological and pathological conditions.
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