Implications of SENSE MR in routine clinical practice.
Sensitivity encoding (SENSE) uses multiple MRI receive coil elements to encode spatial information in addition to traditional gradient encoding. Requiring less gradient encodings translates into shorter scan times, which is extremely beneficial in many clinical applications. SENSE is available to routine diagnostic imaging for the past 2 years. This paper highlights the use of SENSE with scan time reduction factors up to 6 in contrast-enhanced MRA, routine abdominal imaging, mammography, cardiac and neuro imaging. It is shown that SENSE has opened new horizons in both routine and advanced MR imaging.
van den Brink
Johan S
JS
Philips Medical Systems, PO Box 10000, 5680 DA Best, The Netherlands. johan.van.den.brink@philips.com
Watanabe
Yuji
Y
Kuhl
Christiane K
CK
Chung
Taylor
T
Muthupillai
Raja
R
Van Cauteren
Marc
M
Yamada
Kei
K
Dymarkowski
Steven
S
Bogaert
Jan
J
Maki
Jeff H
JH
Matos
Celso
C
Casselman
Jan W
JW
Hoogeveen
Romhild M
RM
D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
D003287:Contrast Media