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2335609

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-6-14
pubmed:abstractText
Gradient-echo (GRE) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has been advocated as the imaging modality of choice for evaluating radiculopathy in the cervical spine. Axial GRE images of the lumbar spine in 50 patients were compared with similar images obtained using spin-echo (SE) technique on a 1.5 T MR system. The SE images were superior to GRE images in the evaluation of the neural foramina, epidural fat, and disk herniation. The GRE images obtained were inadequate for lumbar spine imaging due to an unacceptable level of chemical shift artifacts. The GRE technique does provide the advantages of rapid acquisition of T2* images and decreased motion artifact. Axial GRE images may play an increasingly important role in lumbar spine imaging with continued changes in software and improvements in technology.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0363-8715
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
410-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Gradient-echo MR imaging of the lumbar spine: comparison with spin-echo technique.
pubmed:affiliation
Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, CA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study