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- Eric Y. Chang
- Department of Radiology VA San Diego Healthcare System San Diego California USA
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- Jiang Du
- Department of Radiology University of California San Diego Medical Center San Diego California USA
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- Christine B. Chung
- Department of Radiology VA San Diego Healthcare System San Diego California USA
説明
<jats:p>Tissues, such as bone, tendon, and ligaments, contain a high fraction of components with "short" and "ultrashort" transverse relaxation times and therefore have short mean transverse relaxation times. With conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences that employ relatively long echo times (TEs), there is no opportunity to encode the decaying signal of short and ultrashort <jats:italic>T</jats:italic><jats:sub>2</jats:sub>/<jats:italic>T</jats:italic><jats:sub>2</jats:sub>* tissues before it has reached zero or near zero. The clinically compatible ultrashort TE (UTE) sequence has been increasingly used to study the musculoskeletal system. This article reviews the UTE sequence as well as various modifications that have been implemented since its introduction. These modifications have been used to improve efficiency or contrast as well as provide quantitative analysis. This article reviews several clinical musculoskeletal applications of UTE. <jats:bold>J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2015;41:870–883</jats:bold>. © <jats:bold>2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc</jats:bold>.</jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 41 (4), 870-883, 2014-07-16
Wiley
