title: Balanced Turbo Field Echo with Extended k-space Sampling: A Fast Technique for the Thoracic Ductography.
abstract: We evaluated the visibility of the thoracic duct by fast balanced turbo field echo with extended k-space sampling (bTFEe). The thoracic duct of 10 healthy volunteers was scanned by bTFEe using a 1.5-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which was acquired in approximately 2 minutes. Three-dimensional (3D) turbo spin-echo (TSE) was obtained for comparison. The thoracic duct including draining location of the venous system was overall well visualized on bTFEe, compared to TSE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tokai University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Takakiyo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Tetsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niwa
authors.forename: Toshiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kazama
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sekiguchi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Shuhei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shibukawa
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Obara
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013997:Time Factors