Liver MRI at 3.0 Tesla in patients with focal or diffuse liver disease: An intraindividual comparative study of T1-, T2- and diffusion weighted imaging using parallel RF transmiss…
GM Kukuk, J Gieseke, M Nelles, F Träber, P Mürtz, HH Schild, WA Willinek · RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren · 2010 · Heft 01
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Purpose: Intraindividual comparative evaluation of liver MRI at 3.0 Tesla using parallel RF transmission with patient-adaptive B1 shimming and single RF transmission in patients with focal or diffuse liver disease, cirrhosis and ascites. Materials and Methods: 22 patients suspected of having focal or diffuse liver disease on the basis of ultrasonographic and/or laboratory findings underwent a standardized sequence protocol including T2wTSE, T1wGRE, DWI and a contrast-enhanced dynamic study. A whole-body scanner (Philips Achieva 3.0T TX) equipped with a multi-source RF transmission system allowing for patient-ada…