Sensitivity-encoded Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging of the Cervical Cord

Overview

Journal AJNR Am J Neuroradiol

Specialty Neurology

Date 2003 Jun 19

PMID 12812966

Citations 28

Authors

Mara Cercignani

Mark A Horsfield

Federica Agosta

Massimo Filippi

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to apply sensitivity-encoding (SENSE) echo-planar imaging (EPI) to diffusion tensor MR imaging of the cervical cord, an anatomic region where MR imaging is particularly challenging. This technique was implemented with a SENSE reduction factor of 2 and used for imaging a water phantom and five healthy volunteers. Off-resonance artifacts were notably reduced compared with those of full-FOV EPI sequences. This approach to diffusion tensor MR imaging of the cervical cord is promising for future, more extensive clinical applications.

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