title: Improvement of T2-weighted images of central nervous system by motion artifact suppression technique (MAST).
abstract: Standard spin echo sequences of MRI with and without motion artifact suppression technique (MAST) were compared in 45 paired images of brain and 21 paired images of spine. The images were obtained on a Picker 1.5 T system with TR = 2 sec and TE = 100 or 120 msec. MAST is a method of refocusing transverse magnetization at echo time by modification of the gradient waveforms. Transverse, coronal, and sagittal planes of brain were compared in 10 paired images obtained from adults and five paired images from children. The spine was studied in sagittal images, 11 cervical images of adults, five lumbar images of adults, and five lumbar images of children. MAST was proven to be valuable not only for the detection of lesions but also for picturing anatomical details as in MR-cisternography and MR-myelography and the effects of iron ions. MAST improves significantly the quality of T2-weighted images, especially in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Nara Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fukuzumi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Otsuji
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kichikawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tsushima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirohashi
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009068:Movement; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*