title: Whole-body turbo STIR MR imaging: controversies and avenues for development.
abstract: The idea of a non-ionizing high-resolution technique to screen the entire body for occult disease is immensely appealing. This article outlines an evolving technique, controversies and clinical application of whole-body scanning using MRI with turbo short tau inversion recovery tissue excitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cappagh National Orthopaedic and Mater Misericordiae Hospitals, Finglas, Dublin 11, Ireland.
authors.forename: Eoin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kavanagh
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eustace
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends; D014915:Whole-Body Counting