Balanced turbo field-echo sequence for MRI of parotid gland diseases.
OBJECTIVE
A balanced turbo field-echo (FE) sequence is a balanced steady-state free precession sequence used for achieving rapid and high imaging. We tested whether this imaging technique is applicable to the diagnosis of parotid gland diseases.


CONCLUSIONS
The balanced turbo FE sequence is a novel alternative MRI technique for the diagnosis of various parotid gland diseases.
Sumi
Misa
M
Department of Radiology and Cancer Biology, Nagasaki University School of Dentistry, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8588, Japan.
Van Cauteren
Marc
M
Takagi
Yukinori
Y
Nakamura
Takashi
T
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D017352:Echo-Planar Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity