title: [Spin-echo sequences and rapid image sequences in a comparison of spinal diseases].
abstract: Rapid image sequences of the spine were compared with proton and T2-weighted spin-echo sequences in 30 patients concerning their diagnostic value and image contrast. The rapid series was carried out with an angle of rotation of 30%, TR of 21 and TE of 12 msec., the spin-echo sequences with a TR/TE of 2,000/20/80 msec. The quality and contrast of the rapid series was markedly inferior to the spin-echo sequences; this was particularly marked for demonstrating disc and bone degeneration. At present, the routine use of rapid sequences cannot be recommended as a substitute for spine-echo examinations.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Abteilung, St. Vincenz-Krankenhaus Paderborn.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Uhlenbrock
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sehlen
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Beyer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary
vernacular_title: Spinechosequenzen und schnelle Bildsequenzen im Vergleich bei Erkrankungen der Wirbelsäule.