TY - JOUR
T1 - Abdominal imaging at 4 T MR system
T2 - A preliminary result
AU - Uematsu, Hidemasa
AU - Dougherty, Lawrence
AU - Takahashi, Masaya
AU - Ohno, Yoshiharu
AU - Nakatsu, Masashi
AU - Schnall, Mitchell D.
AU - Hatabu, Hiroto
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported in part by Research Grant for GE Medical Systems. We would like to thank Lorene M. Yoxtheimer, B.S., for her assistance in manuscript preparation.
PY - 2003/8/1
Y1 - 2003/8/1
N2 - In this study, the potential for abdominal MR images at 4 T using a tailored coil was demonstrated using healthy volunteers. These images were compared with those obtained in the same subject at 1.5 T to discuss whether 4 T would be superior to 1.5 T in abdominal imaging. MR images at 4 T were characterized by high contrast and signal-to-noise ratios, more than 2.95 times higher than those at 1.5 T. In conclusion, abdominal MR imaging at 4 T was feasible. Furthermore, abdominal MR imaging at 4 T was superior to that at 1.5 T in qualitative and quantitative analyses.
AB - In this study, the potential for abdominal MR images at 4 T using a tailored coil was demonstrated using healthy volunteers. These images were compared with those obtained in the same subject at 1.5 T to discuss whether 4 T would be superior to 1.5 T in abdominal imaging. MR images at 4 T were characterized by high contrast and signal-to-noise ratios, more than 2.95 times higher than those at 1.5 T. In conclusion, abdominal MR imaging at 4 T was feasible. Furthermore, abdominal MR imaging at 4 T was superior to that at 1.5 T in qualitative and quantitative analyses.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0041742225
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U2 - 10.1016/S0720-048X(02)00195-X
DO - 10.1016/S0720-048X(02)00195-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 12880998
AN - SCOPUS:0041742225
SN - 0720-048X
VL - 47
SP - 161
EP - 163
JO - European journal of radiology
JF - European journal of radiology
IS - 2
ER -