Optimized single-slab three-dimensional spin-echo MR imaging of the brain

被引:264
作者
Mugler, JP
Bao, SM
Mulkern, RV
Guttmann, CRG
Robertson, RL
Jolesz, FA
Brookeman, JR
机构
[1] Univ Virginia, Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
[2] MIT, Dept Nucl Engn, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[3] Childrens Hosp, Dept Radiol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[4] Brigham & Womens Hosp, Dept Radiol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[5] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
关键词
brain; abnormalities; MR; magnetic resonance (MR); pulse sequences; rapid imaging; three-dimensional;
D O I
10.1148/radiology.216.3.r00au46891
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 development and optimization of spin-echo-based, single-slab, three-dimensional techniques for magnetic resonance imaging of the whole brain are described. T1-weighted and T2-weighted image sets with a volume resolution of 1 mm(3) and fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery image sets with a volume resolution of 3 mm(3) were obtained in acquisition times of less than 10 minutes per image set.
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页码:891 / 899
页数:9
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