TY - JOUR T1 - Improving Fat-Suppressed T2-Weighted Imaging of the Head and Neck with 2 Fast Spin-Echo Dixon Techniques: Initial Experiences JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. SP - 42 LP - 45 DO - 10.3174/ajnr.A1132 VL - 30 IS - 1 AU - J. Ma AU - E.F. Jackson AU - A.J. Kumar AU - L.E. Ginsberg Y1 - 2009/01/01 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/30/1/42.abstract N2 - SUMMARY: Two modified fast spin-echo (FSE) techniques (a 2-point and a single-scan triple-echo Dixon) were used for T2-weighted imaging of the head and neck in 7 patients along with conventional FSE with fat saturation. Both Dixon techniques provided consistent and more uniform fat suppression (FS) than conventional FSE. The 2-point Dixon technique was noted to be more susceptible to motion artifacts. The triple-echo Dixon technique offered the best scan time efficiency and overall image quality. ER -