MR imaging contrast in human brain tissue: assessment and optimization at 4 T
| Autor: | Steven D. Wolff, Peter Jezzard, Robert S. Balaban, Han Wen, Stefan Duewell |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Steady state (electronics) medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Brain T1 contrast Magnetic resonance imaging Field strength Human brain Image Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mr imaging Nuclear magnetic resonance medicine.anatomical_structure Humans Medicine Contrast (vision) Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Magnetization transfer Artifacts business media_common |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1527-1315 0033-8419 |
| DOI: | 10.1148/radiology.199.3.8638005 |
| Popis: | To evaluate multiple magnetic resonance (MR) imaging sequences for their ability to provide T1 and T2-weighted images at a field strength of 4 T, and to validate previously obtained relaxation time measurements.Different spin-echo, inversion-recovery (IR), gradient-recalled acquisition in the steady state (GRASS), and magnetization transfer contrast-enhanced GRASS sequences were evaluated in a single section, each in at least four volunteers. Also, interleaved echo-planar imaging (IEPI) and interleaved gradient-recalled echo (IGRE) sequences were analyzed and compared with standard sequences.Predicted contrast behavior, according to MR relaxation time measurements, was found to agree well with that of the validation experiments. Fair T1 contrast can be achieved on MR images at 4 T, contrary to early predictions. Under other conditions, however, such as partially spin-density-weighted parameters, lower contrast is observed at the high field strength when compared with conventional field strengths.The longer T1 values at higher field strengths have a substantial effect on image contrast. Depending on the sequence and parameters chosen, good image contrast can be realized at 4 T. IEPI and hybrid IR IGRE sequences are useful in shortening the prolonged examination times owing to the longer T1 values at higher field strengths. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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