3.0 T magnetic resonance in neuroradiology.
Ever since the introduction of magnetic resonance (MR), imaging with 1.5 T has been considered the gold standard for the study of all body areas. Until not long ago, higher-field MR equipment was exclusively employed for research, not for clinical use. More recently, the introduction of 3.0 T MR machines for new and more sophisticated clinical applications has yielded in important benefits, especially in neuroradiology. Indeed, their high gradient power and field intensity allow adjunctive and more advanced diagnostic methodologies to be applied with excellent resolution in a fraction of the time of acquisition compared with earlier machines. The numerous advantages of these machines in terms of higher signal, increased spatial resolution and greater sensitivity, and their few limitations, which can be overcome and anyway do not adversely affect diagnostic efficacy, will make 3.0 T MR systems the gold standard for morphological and functional studies of the brain.
Scarabino
Tommaso
T
Department of Neuroradiology, Scientific Institute Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo, FG, Italy. neuroradiologia@operapadrepio.it
Nemore
Francesco
F
Giannatempo
Giuseppe Maria
GM
Bertolino
Alessandro
A
Di Salle
Francesco
F
Salvolini
Ugo
U
D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000075202:Contraindications; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000009:adverse effects; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction