title: T-1 weighted sequences for hepatic MRI: re-evaluation using a phased array coil.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare three T1-weighted sequences for hepatic magnetic resonance (MRI) imaging with the use of a body phased array coil. Three different T1-weighted MR sequences were compared: a conventional spin echo (CSE); half-Fourier spin echo (HFSE), and a gradient recalled echo (GRE). Three independent reviewers compared the sequences both quantitatively and qualitatively. The T1-weighted GRE sequence scored highest for overall image quality (p < 0.001), lesion conspicuity (p = 0.012), and yielded the highest contrast to noise (C/N) values. GRE T1-weighted images are the best for hepatic MRI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Decorato
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Rofsky
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Earls
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Krinsky
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Weinreb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged