title: Ultrafast diffusion-sensitive MR imaging of brain on an open scanner at 0.2 T.
abstract: We describe new strategies for fast diffusion-sensitive MR imaging of ischemic brain or spinal cord lesions. The methods provide diagnostic image quality in less than 1 s per section and are used in conjunction with low-field-strength open MR scanners. Single-shot sequences combine diffusion-sensitive preparation with a modified fast spin-echo data acquisition. Results are presented from healthy volunteers and from two patients with recent and older ischemic brain lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schick
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nägele
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wildgruber
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trübenbach
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Claussen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged