title: T1-weighted MR imaging of the female pelvis using RADAR-FSE sequence.
abstract: Radial scanning is attracting increasing attention as a method of suppressing motion artifacts in magnetic resonance imaging. We compared the effectiveness of radial acquisition regime-fast spin echo (RADAR-FSE), a method of radial scanning, with conventional FSE in the T(1)-weighted imaging setting by scanning Gd-DTPA phantoms and 9 female patients (pelvic imaging). RADAR-FSE suppressed motion artifacts better than FSE but caused streak artifacts and diminished sharpness. Clinicians should be aware of these limitations.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan. nhattori@oha.toho-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Naofumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Senoo
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gomi
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagamoto
authors.forename: Tomoe
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: Masatomo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yokose
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takizawa
authors.forename: Ehiichi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kohda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016477:Artifacts; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009038:Motion; D010053:Ovary / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D010388:Pelvis / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D014599:Uterus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D019786:Gadolinium DTPA