SHORT TAU-INVERSION RECOVERY FAST SPIN-ECHO (FAST STIR) IMAGING OF THE SPINAL-CORD IN MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS

被引：28

作者：

THORPE, JW

MACMANUS, DG

KENDALL, BE

TOFTS, PS

BARKER, GJ

MCDONALD, WI

MILLER, DH

机构：

[1] NMR Research Group, Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, WC1N 3BG, Queen Square

来源：

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING | 1994年 / 12卷 / 07期

关键词：

MRI; SHORT TAU INVERSION RECOVERY (STIR); FAST SPIN-ECHO (FSE); MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

D O I：

10.1016/0730-725X(94)91228-O

中图分类号：

R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;

摘要：

The short tau inversion recovery fast spin-echo pulse sequence (fast STIR) combines the synergistic T-1 and T-2 contrast mechanism of conventional STIR with the reduced imaging time of fast spin-echo (FSE). We have compared fast STIR with T-2-weighted FSE in evaluating the spinal cord lesions in 17 patients with multiple sclerosis and 12 healthy controls. Intrinsic lesions were seen only in patients. Twenty-five of the 58 lesions identified were more clearly demonstrated by fast STIR, 22 by FSE. Signal-to-noise and contrast-to-noise ratios were higher in all cases on FSE, suggesting other mechanisms, in particular choice of window settings and brightness of surrounding structures, must play a part in lesion conspicuousness. Fast STIR is a useful adjunct to FSE in the evaluation of multiple sclerosis in the spinal cord.

引用

页码：983 / 989

页数：7

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