High resolution breath-holding MR imaging of the abdomen with a phased-array multicoil.
We prospectively compared standard resolution and high resolution breath-hold T1- and T2-weighted images of the upper abdomen with use of a body phased-array multicoil in 30 patients. The image quality of high resolution T1-weighted FLASH sequence was equal to that of standard resolution sequence, while the quality of high resolution T2-weighted turbo spin-echo sequence was slightly inferior to that of standard resolution sequence. The merit of high resolution image is appreciated especially on a T1-weighted FLASH sequence.
Namimoto
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Department of Radiology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
Yamashita
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Yamamoto
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Abe
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Mitsuzaki
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Takahashi
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D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016477:Artifacts; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D003287:Contrast Media; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012119:Respiration
D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA