Comparison Between Three-Dimensional Diffusion-Weighted PSIF Technique and Routine Imaging Sequences in Evaluation of Peripheral Nerves in Healthy People
| Autor: | Mahsa Zare, Fariborz Faeghi, Ashrafsadat Hosseini, Mohammad Sobhan Ardekani, Mohammad Hossein Heidari, Ehsan Zarei |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 65-71 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2008-126X 2228-7442 |
| Popis: | Introduction: The present study aims to evaluate the Three-Dimensional Diffusion-Weighted reversed fast imaging with steady state free precession (3D DW-PSIF) sequence with respect to imaging of the peripheral nerves; the tibial, medial, and lateral plantar nerves in the lower extremity, ulnar and median nerve in the upper extremity, sciatic nerve, brachial plexus, and lumbosacral plexus, and also to compare its usefulness with the current two-dimensional sequences on a 1.5 T MR scanner. Methods: A total of 25 healthy subjects underwent MR imaging of peripheral nerves, 5 subjects in each area. In each imaging sequence, including T2W SPAIR and 3D DW-PSIF, images were evaluated for ability to identify the nerves in the related area using a 3-score scale (0-2). Then, by summing up the conspicuity scores, a total certainty score was recorded for each sequence. Results: With combining the results of all studies, the conspicuity mean (SD) score was 1.57(0.67) on the 3D DW-PSIF images, and 0.74(0.76) on the T2-weighted images (P |
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