title: Spectrum of imaging findings on axial T2-weighted fat-saturated imaging of the lumbar spine.
abstract: Axial T2-weighted fat-saturated imaging provides information not readily available from routine lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocols and routine inclusion of this sequence in place of axial T1-weighted imaging provides additional diagnostic information that can be obtained without increasing examination time or cost. The purpose of this review is to highlight the value of axial T2-weighted fat-saturated imaging as part of a routine lumbar spine MRI protocol.
authors: Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Queensland 4215, Australia. Electronic address: andrew.d.csillag@gmail.com.
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authors: Csillag
authors: St Vincent's Medical Imaging, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.
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mesh_terms: D004487:Edema / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015588:Observer Variation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint / Q000473:pathology*