Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
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To evaluate the feasibility of quantitative perfusion MRI of the thyroid gland using an arterial spin labeling (ASL) method. ⋯ Quantitative ASL perfusion imaging of the thyroid gland using a FAIR-TrueFISP sequence leads to perfusion maps that may provide important information for assessing thyroid gland pathologies and monitoring therapeutic treatment.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Jul 2007
3D 1H MRSI of brain tumors at 3.0 Tesla using an eight-channel phased-array head coil.
To implement proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (1H MRSI) at 3 Tesla (3T) using an eight-channel phased-array head coil in a population of brain-tumor patients. ⋯ The realized increase in SNR means that clinically relevant data can be obtained in five to 10 minutes at 3T and used to predict the spatial extent of tumor in a manner similar to that previously used to acquire 1.5T data in 17 minutes.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Jul 2007
Upper cervical spinal cord cross-sectional area in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis: application of a new technique for measuring cross-sectional area on magnetic resonance images.
To measure accurately the upper cervical cord cross-sectional area (CSA) in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), and normal control subjects, to address the paradox that longitudinal reduction in CSA has been detected in RRMS while reduction compared to controls has not. We hypothesized that a lack of statistical power and/or measurement sensitivity due to partial volume averaging in previous studies contributed to this paradox. ⋯ Using a sensitive analysis method, and apparently appropriate statistical power, we did not detect reduced CSA in RRMS patients. We hypothesize that this may be due to inflammation.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Jul 2007
Magnetic resonance imaging and model prediction for thermal ablation of tissue.
To monitor and predict tissue temperature distributions and lesion boundaries during thermal ablation by combining MRI and thermal modeling methods. ⋯ For normal tissue in vivo, the dynamics of tissue temperature distribution and lesion size during RF thermal ablation can be 1) monitored with GRE phase and magnitude images, and 2) simulated for prediction with a thermal model.
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Jul 2007
Can isotropic fast gradient echo imaging be substituted for conventional T1 weighted sequences in shoulder MR arthrography at 3 Tesla?
To assess the practical utility of isotropic shoulder imaging in patients undergoing MR arthrography. Isotropic shoulder imaging can be performed in less than three minutes with use of fast gradients. ⋯ Isotropic imaging of the shoulder is practical in clinical imaging when performed with use of fast gradients on a 3-Tesla system. Isotropic imaging provides the same clinical information as conventional imaging and can be acquired in less than three minutes.