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Masami Yoneyama1, Masanobu Nakamura, Taro Takahara, Atsushi Takemura, Makoto Obara, Takashi Tabuchi, Satoshi Tatsuno, Seishi Sawano.
Abstract
We demonstrated a new scheme for performing the T1-enhanced whole-brain black-blood imaging pulse sequence using motion-sensitized driven-equilibrium prepared 3-dimensional (3D) turbo spin echo (MSDE-TSE) with anti-driven-equilibrium post pulse. The use of an anti-driven-equilibrium pulse considerably improved the T1 contrast of MSDE-TSE black-blood images. This sequence can be used for whole-brain 3D volumetric T1-weighted black-blood imaging and may improve the accuracy of anatomical localization for certain brain lesions.Mesh:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24492739 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.2013-0047
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Magn Reson Med Sci ISSN: 1347-3182 Impact factor: 2.471