title: Fat Suppression with Dixon Techniques in Musculoskeletal Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Pictorial Review.
abstract: Dixon techniques are part of the methods used to suppress the signal of fat in MRI. They present many advantages compared with other fat suppression techniques including (1) the robustness of fat signal suppression, (2) the possibility to combine these techniques with all types of sequences (gradient echo, spin echo) and different weightings (T1-, T2-, proton density-, intermediate-weighted sequences), and (3) the availability of images both with and without fat suppression from one single acquisition. These advantages have opened many applications in musculoskeletal imaging. We first review the technical aspects of Dixon techniques including their advantages and disadvantages. We then illustrate their applications for the imaging of different body parts, as well as for tumors, neuromuscular disorders, and the imaging of metallic hardware.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Cochin, Imagerie Médicale Léonard de Vinci, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Henri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guerini
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, CHUV Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Omoumi
authors.affiliation: Fondation Saint Joseph, Paris, France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guichoux
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Cochin, Imagerie Médicale Léonard de Vinci, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vuillemin
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Cochin, Imagerie Médicale Léonard de Vinci, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Gérard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morvan
authors.affiliation: Fondation Saint Joseph, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zins
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Cochin, Imagerie Médicale Léonard de Vinci, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Fabrice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thevenin
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Cochin, Imagerie Médicale Léonard de Vinci, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jean Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Drape
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*