TY - JOUR T1 - Sensitivity-Encoded Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging of the Cervical Cord JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 1254 LP - 1256 VL - 24 IS - 6 AU - Mara Cercignani AU - Mark A. Horsfield AU - Federica Agosta AU - Massimo Filippi Y1 - 2003/06/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/24/6/1254.abstract N2 - Summary: The aim of this study was to apply sensitivity-encoding (SENSE) echo-planar imaging (EPI) to diffusion tensor MR imaging of the cervical cord, an anatomic region where MR imaging is particularly challenging. This technique was implemented with a SENSE reduction factor of 2 and used for imaging a water phantom and five healthy volunteers. Off-resonance artifacts were notably reduced compared with those of full-FOV EPI sequences. This approach to diffusion tensor MR imaging of the cervical cord is promising for future, more extensive clinical applications. ER -