Utility of fat-suppressed FLAIR and subtraction imaging in detecting meningeal abnormalities

Alexander McKinney; Chris Palmer; James Short; Leandro Lucato; Charles Truwit

doi:10.1007/s00234-006-0145-5

Utility of fat-suppressed FLAIR and subtraction imaging in detecting meningeal abnormalities

Neuroradiology. 2006 Dec;48(12):881-5. doi: 10.1007/s00234-006-0145-5. Epub 2006 Sep 13.

Authors

Alexander McKinney¹, Chris Palmer, James Short, Leandro Lucato, Charles Truwit

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA. mckin022@umn.edu

PMID: 16969672
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-006-0145-5

Abstract

We describe the use of a combination of fat-suppression SPIR (spectral inversion recovery) and subtraction FLAIR imaging to aid in detection of abnormal meningeal enhancement.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Contrast Media
Female
Gadolinium DTPA
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Meningitis / diagnosis*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Subtraction Technique

Substances

Contrast Media
Gadolinium DTPA