Three-dimensional fast spin echo T1-weighted imaging of the pediatric spine.
OBJECTIVE
We evaluated the feasibility of using a three-dimensional (3D) fast SE (FSE) pulse sequence to acquire T1-weighted (T1W) images of the pediatric spine.


METHODS
The 3D FSE T1W images were acquired in nine pediatric patients undergoing spine MRI for different clinical indications. The 3D FSE images were compared with our standard 2D SE T1W images.


RESULTS
Image contrast was comparable between the two sequences. The 3D FSE sequence produced contiguous thin sections that allowed multiplanar reformations not possible with the 2D SE sequence.


CONCLUSIONS
3D T1W spine imaging with conventional SE-like contrast is feasible with 3D FSE.
Weinberger
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Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA.
Murakami
J W
JW
Shaw
D W
DW
White
K S
KS
Radvilas
M K
MK
Yuan
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D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008536:Meglumine; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
D003287:Contrast Media; D004338:Drug Combinations; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D005682:Gadolinium; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA