Magnetic resonance imaging of cranial nerves at 7 Tesla
AE Grams, O Kraff, S Orzada, S Maderwald, J Kalkmann, ME Ladd, M Forsting, ER Gizewski · RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren · 2010 · Heft 01
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Purpose: Aim of this study was to demonstrate feasibility of cranial nerve (II – XII) imaging with 7 Tesla MRI. Various sequences which are applicable for this question at lower magnetic field strengths were evaluated. High field imaging is expected to deliver a high SNR but there are also several limitations arising with increasing field strength, such as more pronounced susceptibility artifacts. Materials and Methods: Three healthy volunteers were examined with a 7T whole body scanner. Four different sequences were optimized: a MPRAGE, a CISS, a TrueFISP and a T2/PD-weighted TSE sequence. Results: As for lower…