PURPOSE To determine the value of inversion recovery half-Fourier single-shot turbo spin-
echo (IR-HASTE) MR sequences in the characterization of a variety of intracranial lesions …

PURPOSE A T1-weighted multishot inversion-recovery (IR) echo-planar MR imaging (EPI)
sequence was developed to improve intracranial tissue differentiation; its diagnostic utility …

This study demonstrates the use of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in improving the
specificity of the diagnosis of extraaxial brain tumors. Three surgically proved lesions (one …

Results Of the 13 lesions determined on the basis of conventional spin-echo and VBSSFP
MR images to represent arachnoid cysts, four were considered classic on conventional …

PURPOSE To compare an ultrafast T2-weighted (half-Fourier acquisition single-shot turbo
spin-echo [HASTE]) pulse sequence with fast spin-echo T2-weighted sequences in MR …

This study evaluated the effectiveness of steady-state free-precession (SSFP) MR imaging of
complex cystic masses of the brain compared with that of conventional T1-and T2-weighted …

PURPOSE To assess the usefulness of fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) and
constructive interference in steady state (CISS) sequences in depicting epidermoid tumors …

We retrospectively evaluated the use of echo-planar imaging for ultrafast detection of brain
lesions. In our retrospective study, 61 patients were imaged with the following echo-planar …

D gradient echo techniques, and in particular FLASH, represent a significant advance in MR
imaging strategy allowing thin section, high rsolution imaging through a large region of …

PURPOSE To report our preliminary results in the application of a turbo fluid-attenuated
inversion-recovery (FLAIR) MR technique to the diagnosis of intracranial tumors and to …