RöFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Röntgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin
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The feasibility of highly resolved diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of the human cervical spinal cord was tested on a clinical MR unit operating at 3.0 Tesla. DTI parametrical maps and signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) were compared to results recorded at 1.5 Tesla. ⋯ The 3.0 Tesla field strength provides higher image quality in DTI of the spinal cord compared to 1.5 T. The proposed DTI protocol seems adequate for the assessment of spinal cord diseases.