期刊
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
卷 22, 期 1, 页码 13-22出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20356
关键词
T1; T2; FLAIR; brain; clinical MRI; high field
资金
- NCRR NIH HHS [P41-RR15241] Funding Source: Medline
- NIBIB NIH HHS [P41 EB015909, R21 EB00991-01] Funding Source: Medline
Purpose: To establish image parameters for some routine clinical brain MRI pulse sequences at 3.0 T with the goal of maintaining, as much as possible, the well-characterized 1.5-T image contrast characteristics for daily clinical diagnosis. while benefiting from the increased signal to noise at higher field. Materials and Methods: A total of 10 healthy subjects were scanned on 1.5-T and 3.0-T systems for T-1 and T-2 relaxation time measurements of major gray and white matter structures. The relaxation times were subsequently used to determine 3.0-T acquisition parameters for spin-echo (SE), T-1-weighted, fast spin echo (FSE) or turbo spin echo (TSE), T-2-weighted, and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) pulse sequences that give image characteristics comparable to 1.5 T, to facilitate routine clinical diagnostics. Application of the routine clinical sequences was performed in 10 subjects, five normal subjects and five patients with various pathologies. Results: T-1 and T-2 relaxation times were. respectively, 14% to 30% longer and 12% to 19% shorter at 3.0 T when compared to the values at 1.5 T. depending on the region evaluated. When using appropriate parameters, routine clinical images acquired at 3.0 T showed similar image characteristics to those obtained at 1.5 T, but with higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), which can be used to reduce the number of averages and scan times. Recommended imaging parameters for these sequences are provided. Conclusion: When parameters are adjusted for changes in relaxation rates, routine clinical scans at 3.0 T can provide similar mage appearance as 1.5 T, but with superior image quality and/or increased speed.
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