title: Multicoil high-resolution fast spin-echo MR imaging of the female pelvis.
abstract: A fast spin-echo pulse sequence was combined with multiple surface coils used simultaneously in the form of a "multicoil" in magnetic resonance imaging studies of the female pelvis. This combination allowed maximal resolution with maintenance of the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) at an acceptable level, and the S/N with the multicoil system was substantially better than that achieved with a body coil. Excellent image quality and demonstration of anatomic detail were afforded by use of this technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reinhold
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: McCauley
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Constable
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000473:pathology; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000473:pathology*