First clinical experience with 3.0-T-MRI using a 4cm surface coil in patients with ocular pathologies

Purpose: Imaging of eye and orbit with 1.5 T MRI using dedicated surface coils has become a common procedure. Since 3.0 T technology is more and more used in clinical routine further improvements of image quality is expected with 3.0 T. Purpose of the study was the comparison of 1.5 and 3.0 T MRI concerning different imaging parameters using dedicated surface coils in patients with uveal melanoma. Methods: The study was performed with one 1.5 T system (Gyroscan, Philips, Eindhoven) and one 3.0 T system (Signa, GE Medical Systems, Milwaukee) using special surface coils. A newly developed 4cm surface coil for 3.0…