SELECTIVE 3-DIMENSIONAL MR IMAGING OF THE SPINE

被引:8
作者
GALLIMORE, GW [1 ]
HARMS, SE [1 ]
机构
[1] BAYLOR UNIV, MED CTR, DEPT MED IMAGING, 3500 GASTON AVE, DALLAS, TX 75246 USA
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D O I
10.1097/00004728-198701000-00025
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
A recently developed selective three-dimensional (3D) Fourier transform imaging technique offers several advantages over conventional two-dimensional multislice magnetic resonance imaging of the spine. These advantages include improved signal-to-noise ratio, thinner slices without gaps, and shorter echo time/repetition time pulse sequences. Five normal volunteers and 30 patients with a variety of spinal pathology were examined using surface coils. The 3D technique appears very promising and could become the major method for imaging the spine.
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