Selective Three-Dimensional MR Imaging of the Spine
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
- Vol. 11 (1) , 124-128
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-198701000-00025
Abstract
A recently developed selective three-dimensional (3D) Fourier transform imaging technique offers several advantages over conventional two-dimensional multislice magnetic resonance imaging of the spine. These advantages include improved signal-to-noise ratio, thinner slices without gaps, and shorter echo time/repetition time pulse sequences. Five normal volunteers and 30 patients with a variety of spinal pathology were examined using surface coils. The 3D technique appears very promising and could become the major method for imaging the spine.Keywords
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