Breath-hold fast recovery fast spin echo versus conventional non-breath-hold fast spin echo T2-weighted MR imaging of focal liver lesions.
Ann Acad Med Singap
; 32(4): 450-4, 2003 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-12968548
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
We compare the breath-hold fast recovery fast spin echo (BHFRFSE) T2-weighted and non-breath-hold fast spin echo (NBHFSE) T2-weighted sequences in image quality and lesion characterisation of focal liver lesions. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Fat-suppressed T2-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) images obtained with the 2 sequences (BHFRFSE and NBHFSE) in 79 patients with 113 liver lesions were analysed retrospectively. The image quality and nature of the lesions were evaluated by 2 experienced radiologists.RESULTS:
Based on receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, lesion characterisation was comparable for both sequences. The image quality of BHFRFSE was significantly better than that of NBHFSE. The NBHFSE missed 4 malignant lesions while BHFRFSE missed 2 malignant lesions.CONCLUSION:
BHFRFSE performs similarly to NBHFSE in image quality and liver lesion characterisation.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador
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Imagem Ecoplanar
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Fígado
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Neoplasias Hepáticas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article