title: Clinical advantages of 3.0 T MRI over 1.5 T.
abstract: Since approval by the FDA in 2000, human MR imaging (MRI) at 3.0 T has been increasingly used in clinical practice. In spite of the potential technical challenges, a number of clinical advantages of 3.0 T MRI over 1.5 T have been identified in the recent years. This article reviews the benefits and the current knowledge of 3.0 T whole-body MRI from an evidence-based perspective and summarizes its clinical applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, D-53105 Bonn, Germany. winfried.willinek@ukb.uni-bonn.de
authors.forename: Winfried A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Willinek
authors.forename: Hans H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Schild
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media