Optimal Fat Suppression in Head and Neck MRI: Comparison of Multipoint Dixon with 2 Different Fat-Suppression Techniques, Spectral Presaturation and Inversion Recovery, and STIR.

Santhosh Gaddikeri Mahmud Mossa-Basha J B Andre Daniel S Hippe Yoshimi Anzai

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2017)

The multipoint Dixon technique offers better image quality and uniform fat suppression at a shorter scan time compared with STIR and spectral presaturation with inversion recovery gadolinium-T1WI techniques.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
dual energy
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computed tomography
optical coherence tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
fatty acid
cardiac resynchronization therapy
magnetic resonance
diffusion weighted imaging