title: Utility of fat-suppressed FLAIR and subtraction imaging in detecting meningeal abnormalities.
abstract: We describe the use of a combination of fat-suppression SPIR (spectral inversion recovery) and subtraction FLAIR imaging to aid in detection of abnormal meningeal enhancement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA. mckin022@umn.edu
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McKinney
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Short
authors.forename: Leandro
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lucato
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Truwit
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013382:Subtraction Technique
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA