PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ming-Long Wu
AU  - Cheng-Wen Ko
AU  - Ting-Yi Chen
AU  - Ming-Ting Wu
AU  - Hsiao-Wen Chung
AU  - Teng-Yi Huang
AU  - Yi-Ru Lin
TI  - MR Ventriculocisternography By Using 3D Balanced Steady-State Free Precession Imaging: Technical Note
DP  - 2005 May 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1170--1173
VI  - 26
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/26/5/1170.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/26/5/1170.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2005 May 01; 26
AB  - Summary: This study investigated the effects of flip angle setting in 3D balanced steady-state free precession (SSFP) imaging on CSF-parenchyma contrast and section aliasing artifacts. Theoretical derivations indicated that the extent of section aliasing artifacts decreased as the flip angle was lowered, at the expense of a sacrifice in CSF-parenchyma contrast. Experimental data agreed closely with theoretical predictions. A flip angle of about 40° is therefore recommended for 3D balanced SSFP MR ventriculocisternography.