Fast field echo resembling a CT using restricted echo-spacing (FRACTURE): a novel MRI technique with superior bone contrast.
Brian JohnsonHamza AlizaiMolly DempseyPublished in: Skeletal radiology (2020)
The cortical and trabecular bone contrast generated by FRACTURE yields clinically relevant information for diagnosis and management of a subset of patients in whom it may potentially obviate the need for a preoperative CT scan.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- diffusion weighted
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
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- end stage renal disease
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