Diagnostic utility of 3D gradient-echo MR imaging sequences through the filum compared with spin-echo T1 in children with concern for tethered cord

F Rafiee, WA Mehan, S Rincon… - American Journal …, 2023 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Fatty intrathecal lesions are a cause of tethered cord, and
detection of these on spinal MR imaging is paramount. Conventional T1 FSE sequences are …

Effectiveness of 3D T2-weighted FLAIR FSE sequences with fat suppression for detection of brain MR imaging signal changes in children

M Mascalchi, A Bianchi, M Basile… - American Journal …, 2016 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: T2-weighted FLAIR can be combined with 3D-FSE
sequences with isotropic voxels, yielding higher signal-to-noise ratio than 2D-FLAIR. Our …

Comparison of sagittal FSE T2, STIR, and T1-weighted phase-sensitive inversion recovery in the detection of spinal cord lesions in MS at 3T

P Alcaide-Leon, A Pauranik… - American Journal …, 2016 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Determining the diagnostic accuracy of different MR
sequences is essential to design MR imaging protocols. The purpose of the study was to …

Characterization of spinal cord diffusion tensor imaging metrics in clinically asymptomatic pediatric subjects with incidental congenital lesions

S Saksena, M Alizadeh, DM Middleton… - Spinal Cord Series and …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Study design Retrospective study. Objectives To perform quantitative DTI
measurements of the entire cervical and thoracic spinal cord (SC) in typically developing …

Effective performance of T1-weighted FLAIR imaging with BLADE in pediatric brains

Y Tachibana, T Niwa, TC Kwee, T Takahara… - … Resonance in Medical …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Purpose: In magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, BLADE is used to compensate for
head motion. The technique focuses mainly on acquisition of T 2-weighted or contrast …

Sensitive detection of infratentorial and upper cervical cord lesions in multiple sclerosis with combined 3D FLAIR and T2-weighted (FLAIR3) imaging

RE Gabr, JA Lincoln, A Kamali… - American Journal …, 2020 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Infratentorial and spinal cord lesions are important for
diagnosing and monitoring multiple sclerosis, but they are difficult to detect on conventional …

Comparison of standard, prone and cine MRI in the evaluation of tethered cord

S Singh, B Kline-Fath, K Bierbrauer, JM Racadio… - Pediatric …, 2012 - Springer
Background Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is defined by abnormal traction on the spinal
cord that confines its movement. Surgical cord release usually stops neurological …

Post-contrast T1-weighted spine 3T MRI in children using a golden-angle radial acquisition

HH Hu, T Benkert, M Smith, JY Jones, AS McAllister… - Neuroradiology, 2019 - Springer
Purpose MRI methods that have reduced sensitivity to motion are attractive in pediatric
applications. In spine imaging, physiologic motion such as respiration and cerebrospinal …

Validation of a shortened MR imaging protocol for pediatric spinal pathology

W Wu, E Miller, J Hurteau–Miller, M Thipse… - Child's Nervous …, 2023 - Springer
Objective Conventional pediatric spine MRI protocols have multiple sequences resulting in
long acquisition times. Sedation is consequently required. This study evaluates the …

Axial 3D gradient-echo imaging for improved multiple sclerosis lesion detection in the cervical spinal cord at 3T

A Ozturk, N Aygun, SA Smith, B Caffo, PA Calabresi… - Neuroradiology, 2013 - Springer
Introduction In multiple sclerosis (MS), spinal cord imaging can help in diagnosis and follow-
up evaluation. However, spinal cord magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is technically …