title: [MR tomography of the liver at 1.5 tesla. The value of T1-weighted imaging with a fast multislice gradient-echo sequence during respiratory standstill].
abstract: The diagnostic value of a fast multislice gradient-echo sequence was compared with that of conventional spin-echo sequences in a prospective study of 76 patients. With the multislice gradient-echo sequence, the entire liver can be examined in less than 3 minutes since five sections can be imaged during one breath-holding period. The strongly T1-weighted gradient-echo sequence (GRE 100/5/80 degrees) yields a significantly better T1-contrast than the T1-weighted spin-echo sequence (SE 500/15) (p less than 0.01) and thus improves the visualization of liver lesions. Another major advantage of the fast gradient-echo sequence is the pronounced reduction of motion artefacts.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Röntgendiagnostik, Universitätsklinikum Steglitz, Freie Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taupitz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hamm
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Speidel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Branding
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000556:secondary; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012119:Respiration; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: MR-Tomographie der Leber bei 1,5 Tesla. Wertigkeit der T1-gewichteten Bildgebung mit schneller Mehrschicht-Gradientenecho-Sequenz während Atemstillstand.