title: Clinical applications of FLAIR, HASTE, and magnetization transfer in neuroimaging.
abstract: We review the clinical utility of three commonly used and relatively new magnetic resonance techniques as it pertains to neuroimaging. These techniques include fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) images, half-Fourier acquisition single-shot turbo spin echo (HASTE) images, and magnetization transfer (MT). These techniques may be used to improve image quality and, in some cases, increase the sensitivity and the specificity of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and spine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599-7510, USA. castillo@med.unc.edu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mukherji
mesh_terms: D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000473:pathology*; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods