title: Zoomed EPI DWI of Acute Spinal Ischemia Using a Parallel Transmission System.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A new method for diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) using independent parallel transmission technique resulting in zoomed DWI was applied in four patients suffering from acute spinal cord ischemia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four patients with clinical symptoms of acute spinal cord ischemia were examined on a 3 T MR-system equipped with a two-channel transmit array. Scans included T2-weighted turbo spin echo, conventional DWI, and zoomed DWI. Image evaluation was performed with regard to overall image quality, anatomic delineation of the spinal cord, and the level of confidence to establish the diagnosis of spinal cord ischemia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Through spatially selective excitation, zoomed DWI allows for acquisition of high-resolution images with reduced scan time due to a reduced field of view in phase-encoding direction, resulting in zoomed images. In all cases the ischemia was demonstrated in conventional DWI as well as zoomed DWI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Compared to conventional DWI, zoomed DWI enables a faster image acquisition and allowed a more detailed analysis of the spinal lesion which may be critical to attribute the lesion to a particular vessel territory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany. achim.seeger@med.uni-tuebingen.de.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seeger
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Klose
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bischof
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strobel
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ernemann
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: T-K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Hauser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017352:Echo-Planar Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Diffusion-weighted imaging; Parallel transmit; Spinal cord infarction; Zoomed DWI