Advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques of the spine and spinal cord in children and adults.

Maria Isabel VargasB M A DelattreJ BotoJ GarianiA DhouibA FitsioriJ L Dietemann

Published in: Insights into imaging (2018)

• DWI is essential to diagnose cord ischaemia in the acute stage. • MRA is useful to guide surgical planning or endovascular embolisation of AVMs. • Three Tesla is superior to 1.5 T for spine MR angiography and spectroscopy. • Advanced sequences should only be used together with conventional morphological sequences.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion weighted
diffusion weighted imaging
computed tomography
magnetic resonance
spinal cord
aortic dissection
liver failure
optical coherence tomography
young adults
respiratory failure
high resolution
drug induced
mass spectrometry
genetic diversity
solid state