MR-Elastography of the Parotid Gland: Feasibility and First Experiences

Purpose: Dynamic steady-state MR-Elastography has the benefit to provide full 3D information to enable a correct reconstruction of the viscoelastic parameters. Purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of MR-Elastography of the parotid gland. Methods: Twenty-seven healthy volunteers (17 women, ten men; mean age, 32yrs; age range 27 to 38) were examined in supine position with a 3T whole body scanner (3T Intera; Philips Medical Systems, Best, The Netherlands) using a 6-channel SENSE head coil. The mechanical transducer was placed on the left parotid gland pushing in left-right direction at a freque…