title: Advanced magnetic resonance techniques: 3 T.
abstract: Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging at 3 T is clinically feasible and, in the right context, can provide improvements compared with 1.5-T MR imaging. Improvements in both signal/noise ratio and contrast/noise ratio can be used to improve image homogeneity and/or spatial and temporal resolution. Some techniques, such as brain functional MR imaging, are considered far superior at 3 T than at 1.5 T. Although several challenges still exist, 3 T has been become well established in clinical MR imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 3808, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Lubna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bhatti
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 3808, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Jenny K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Hoang
authors.affiliation: Siemens Healthcare, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA.
authors.forename: Brian M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Dale
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 3808, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: mustafa.bashir@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Mustafa R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bashir
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: 3 T; Field strength; High field