FAST FLAIR MRI IN CHILDHOOD WHITE-MATTER ABNORMALITIES

Authors
DEMAEREL P BOSMANS H CAERTS B HERPELS V VERCRUYSSE J VERSLEGERS I WILMS G BAERT AL
Citation
P. Demaerel et al., FAST FLAIR MRI IN CHILDHOOD WHITE-MATTER ABNORMALITIES, Neuroradiology, 40(6), 1998, pp. 355-358
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neuroradiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283940
Volume
40
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
355 - 358
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3940(1998)40:6<355:FFMICW>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
We compared a fast fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) pulse s equence with a dual-echo short tau fast inversion-recovery (DESTTIR) s equence in 20 children with white matter abnormalities. Although the o verall image quality of DESTTIR images was better, the lesion-to-backg round contrast was significantly higher with the fast FLAIR pulse sequ ence and lesion detection was more accurate.