Journal
SEMINARS IN MUSCULOSKELETAL RADIOLOGY
Volume 25, Issue 3, Pages 418-424Publisher
THIEME MEDICAL PUBL INC
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1730399
Keywords
3D MRI; musculoskeletal tumors; MRI acquisition time; tumor detection; tumor characterization
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Advances in MRI technology have made 3D imaging of musculoskeletal tumors possible, providing benefits such as decreased acquisition time and improved image quality. While there are drawbacks like motion artifacts and specialized equipment requirements, 3D MRI acquisition is expected to become increasingly useful for evaluating MSK system tumors.
Advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology now enable the feasible three-dimensional (3D) acquisition of images. With respect to the imaging of musculoskeletal (MSK) tumors, literature is beginning to accumulate on the use of 3D MRI acquisition for tumor detection and characterization. The benefits of 3D MRI, including general advantages, such as decreased acquisition time, isotropic resolution, and increased image quality, are not only inherently useful for tumor imaging, but they also contribute to the feasibility of more specialized tumor-imaging techniques, such as whole-body MRI, and are reviewed here. Disadvantages of 3D acquisition, such as motion artifact and equipment requirements, do exist and are also discussed. Although further study is needed, 3D MRI acquisition will likely prove increasingly useful in the evaluation of patients with tumors of the MSK system.
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