During the past few years major improvements have been made in MR systems resulting in increased S/N, which is now being traded for more rapid imaging times. As discussed, there are three general strategies to decrease acquisition time and more will likely surface. Gradient-echo imaging, which has provided the most clinical experience to date, can be used for rapid imaging, functional studies and unique contrast mechanisms such as susceptibility imaging. While the contrast mechanisms and ultimate clinical utility require further study, it seems likely that gradient-echo imaging will become a routine part of clinical MR imaging.
{"title":"Rapid MR imaging.","authors":"R R Edelman, R B Buxton, T J Brady","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During the past few years major improvements have been made in MR systems resulting in increased S/N, which is now being traded for more rapid imaging times. As discussed, there are three general strategies to decrease acquisition time and more will likely surface. Gradient-echo imaging, which has provided the most clinical experience to date, can be used for rapid imaging, functional studies and unique contrast mechanisms such as susceptibility imaging. While the contrast mechanisms and ultimate clinical utility require further study, it seems likely that gradient-echo imaging will become a routine part of clinical MR imaging.</p>","PeriodicalId":77870,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic resonance annual","volume":" ","pages":"189-216"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14210261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Magnetic resonance imaging of the sella and temporal bone.","authors":"D L Daniels, V M Haughton","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77870,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic resonance annual","volume":" ","pages":"1-47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14211030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Magnetic resonance imaging of the female pelvis.","authors":"C E Spritzer, H Y Kressel, D Mitchell","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77870,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic resonance annual","volume":" ","pages":"203-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14211035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relaxometry of magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents.","authors":"S H Koenig, R D Brown","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77870,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic resonance annual","volume":" ","pages":"263-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14211038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Magnetic resonance imaging at very high fields: current status.","authors":"D M Kramer, D W Kormos, H N Yeung","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77870,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic resonance annual","volume":" ","pages":"287-327"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14211039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In summary, then, the major strength of MRI in evaluating cerebral ischemia is in the sensitivity that this methodology provides for detection of the disease process. However, it must be realized that edema is a nonspecific event related to various insults affecting the brain. There is still an uncertain capability of MRI in separating acute hemorrhagic from acute ischemic events. The superior sensitivity of MRI should help in investigations aimed at evaluating various forms of intervention in acute ischemia. Because some of these acute changes are at the biochemical rather than morphologic level, proton MRI alone probably will be insufficient to explore numerous variables. For this reason, the potential offered by MRS in cerebral ischemia research and in clinical settings is important. Vascular imaging is relatively complex. Several techniques show promising results but at the present time have poor resolution in comparison to ultrasound and angiography. For the immediate future, they will remain investigational.
{"title":"Magnetic resonance imaging of cerebral ischemia and infarction.","authors":"W Kucharczyk, M Brant-Zawadzki","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In summary, then, the major strength of MRI in evaluating cerebral ischemia is in the sensitivity that this methodology provides for detection of the disease process. However, it must be realized that edema is a nonspecific event related to various insults affecting the brain. There is still an uncertain capability of MRI in separating acute hemorrhagic from acute ischemic events. The superior sensitivity of MRI should help in investigations aimed at evaluating various forms of intervention in acute ischemia. Because some of these acute changes are at the biochemical rather than morphologic level, proton MRI alone probably will be insufficient to explore numerous variables. For this reason, the potential offered by MRS in cerebral ischemia research and in clinical settings is important. Vascular imaging is relatively complex. Several techniques show promising results but at the present time have poor resolution in comparison to ultrasound and angiography. For the immediate future, they will remain investigational.</p>","PeriodicalId":77870,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic resonance annual","volume":" ","pages":"49-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14211041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Head and neck hemorrhage.","authors":"J M Gomori, R I Grossman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77870,"journal":{"name":"Magnetic resonance annual","volume":" ","pages":"71-112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14211043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}