Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4242853 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America | 2007 | 27 Pages |
Abstract
This article focuses on technical challenges in transferring 1.5T liver protocols to 3T systems and the overall comparison of MR sequences, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of imaging at the higher field strength. An important benefit is the capacity of acquiring high-quality, thin-section postgadolinium T1-weighted three-dimensional gradientecho sequences, most clinically relevant for the detection and characterization of small hypervascular malignant diseases. Further research and development is necessary to overcome disadvantages, such as with in- and out-of phase T1-weighted gradient-echo sequences, and to minimize artifacts that appear at 3T.
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Authors
Miguel MD, Ersan MD, Vasco MD, Mauricio MD, Richard MD,