With the increasing pressure for cost containment in health care, big-ticket items such as
magnetic resonance (MR) are getting attention. Can 0.5-T state-of-the-art systems be as …

To assess the effect of field strength on magnetic resonance (MR) images, the same healthy
subject was imaged at three field strengths: 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 T. Imaging was performed with …

As clinical MRI has evolved, there have been numerous arguments for the use of different
field strengths. Those favoring high magnetic field (1.5 T and above) include higher signal …

In medical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging, it is standard practice to use MR
scanners with a field strength of 1.5 Tesla. Recently, an ongoing trend towards higher field …

A study was undertaken comparing neurological magnetic resonance imaging at high (1.5
T) and mid (0.5 T) field strengths. Twenty-eight patients (20 head and 8 spine) from our …

In the last decade, dozens of 7 Tesla scanners have been purchased or installed around the
world, while 3 Tesla systems have become a standard. This increased interest in higher field …

Many technical and instrumental alternatives are available to obtain good spatial and
contrast resolution in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Optimum field strength remains a …

The use of contrast agents combined with clinical MR imaging is still relatively new. While
gadolinium chelate contrast agents such as gadopentetate dimeglumine (Magnevist) share …

Purpose To evaluate signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR) and neuroradiologists' subjective
assessments of image quality in 3‐Tesla (3‐T) or phased‐array MR systems that are now …

During recent years much effort has been put into detecting and classifying disease states,
and MR imaging has been a very important tool in this respect. Up to now, increasing the …