PMID: 9423314Jan 10, 1998Paper

Dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI with echo planar imaging using 1.0T system: comparison of different EPI sequences

Nihon Igaku Hōshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica
C TsuchidaY Ishii

Abstract

Dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI has been performed using the gradient echo sequence on conventional MR imagers. On echo planar imaging (EPI) devices, not only gradient-echo EPI but also spin-echo EPI allow for the monitoring of contrast agent-induced changes in susceptibility. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution of each EPI pulse sequence to susceptibility-induced delta R2(*) through the first pass of a bolus of Gd-DTPA. Thirty healthy volunteers were examined with a 1.0T superconducting MRI unit (IMPACT, Siemens) using EPI. For dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI, we used gradient echo EPI (TE = 60), spin echo EPI (TE = 60) and asymmetric spin echo EPI (TE = 88). Regional relative CBV (rrCBV) maps were generated. On the rrCBV map generated with gradient echo EPI, the high-intensity area of the brain surface was more conspicuous than that generated with spin echo EPI. The rrCBV map generated with asymmetric spin echo EPI represented the contrast between those generated with spin echo EPI and gradient echo EPI. The rrCBV rate between gray matter and white matter with gradient echo EPI was significantly higher than that with spin echo EPI. We suggest that the rrCBV map calculated with spin echo EPI tend...Continue Reading

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