Coronal Whole-Body Imaging For Bone Metastasis Staging At 3 Tesla – Initial Experiences With The Matrix Coil MR System
MP Lichy, A Boss, W Horger, EA Rodegerdts, C Plathow, N Schwenzer, CD Claussen, F Schick, HP Schlemmer · RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren · 2006 · Heft 03
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Purpose: Establishment of clinical MR protocols for a fast assessment of bone metastasis by 3 Tesla MRI, equipped with a total imaging matrix (TIM) coil system. Methods: All MR examinations were performed using a 3 T MR scanner (Magnetom Tim Trio, Siemens Medical), equipped with 32 independent RF-channels. This MRI system allows the connection of up to 102 coil elements (Total Imaging Matrix (TIM) system). In all cases, a combination of body and spine matrix coils (for pelvis and abdomen imaging) was applied. For coronal whole-body MRI head and neck multi-channel volume coils were used additionally for signal re…
