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Rofo. 1988 Jun;148(6):665-73. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1048270.

[A multislice gradient-echo sequence for contrast medium-enhanced MR diagnosis of intracranial tumors].

RoFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin

[Article in German]
W Schörner, B Sander, W Kornmesser, M Laniado, T Nakamura, R Felix

Affiliations

  1. Radiologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Rudolf Virchow, Freie Universität Berlin.

PMID: 2837804 DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1048270

Abstract

A multislice gradient echo sequence (FLASH) was compared with a conventional spin-echo (SE) technique with regard to its value for contrast enhanced MR diagnosis. In 28 patients with cerebral tumours, SE images (SE 400/30; four images/3.4 minutes) and FLASH images (FLASH 315/14; 15 images/1.4 minutes) were obtained before and after gadolinium DTPA. After gadolinium-DTPA results were comparable for both techniques with respect to contrast enhancement, tumor contrast and delineation. Because of the higher efficiency of the FLASH 315/14 technique, this sequence is the method of choice for contrast enhanced cerebral MR imaging.

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