Is there an Added Value of T1-Weighted Contrast-Enhanced Fat-suppressed Spin-Echo MR Sequences Compared to STIR Sequences in MRI of the Foot and Ankle?

Veronika ZublerMarco ZanettiTobias J DietrichNorman EspinosaChristian W PfirrmannNadja Mamisch-Saupe

Published in: European radiology (2016)

• Additional value of contrast-enhanced MR over standard MR with STIR sequences exists. • There is slightly more added value for soft tissue than for bony lesions. • This added value is limited. • Therefore, application of contrast material cannot be generally recommended.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
diffusion weighted
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging
soft tissue
adipose tissue
genetic diversity
density functional theory
single molecule
fatty acid