High-resolution 3D MR spectroscopic imaging of the prostate at 3 T with the MLEV-PRESS sequence.
Magn Reson Imaging
; 24(7): 825-32, 2006 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
A 3 T MLEV-point-resolved spectroscopy (PRESS) sequence employing optimized spectral-spatial and very selective outer-voxel suppression pulses was tested in 25 prostate cancer patients. At an echo time of 85 ms, the MLEV-PRESS sequence resulted in maximally upright inner resonances and minimal outer resonances of the citrate doublet of doublets. Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) exams performed at both 3 and 1.5 T for 10 patients demonstrated a 2.08+/-0.36-fold increase in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at 3 T as compared with 1.5 T for the center citrate resonances. This permitted the acquisition of MRSI data with a nominal spatial resolution of 0.16 cm3 at 3 T with similar SNR as the 0.34-cm3 data acquired at 1.5 T. Due to the twofold increase in spectral resolution at 3 T and the improved magnetic field homogeneity provided by susceptibility-matched endorectal coils, the choline resonance was better resolved from polyamine and creatine resonances as compared with 1.5 T spectra. In prostate cancer patients, the elevation of choline and the reduction of polyamines were more clearly observed at 3 T, as compared with 1.5 T MRSI. The increased SNR and corresponding spatial resolution obtainable at 3 T reduced partial volume effects and allowed improved detection of the presence and extent of abnormal metabolite levels in prostate cancer patients, as compared with 1.5 T MRSI.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de la Próstata
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Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética
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Imagenología Tridimensional
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Magn Reson Imaging
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos