Highly resolved Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the spinal cord at 3.0 Tesla
C Rossi, A Boss, TM Lindig, P Martirosian, G Steidle, CD Claussen, U Klose, F Schick · RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren · 2008 · Heft 02
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Purpose: Despite the promising results in the brain1, the application of the diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) techniques to the spinal cord is still hampered by limited signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and spatial resolution2. High-field MRI allows for increasing SNR3. However, image blurring may occur in gradient-echo based sequences due to the faster T2* signal decay at higher field strength. In this study the feasibility of highly- resolved DTI of the spinal cord at 3.0T was tested. Materials and Methods: Eight healthy volunteers and one patient with diagnosed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) participated in the…
