Rapid musculoskeletal MRI with phase-sensitive steady-state free precession: comparison with routine knee MRI.

Vasanawala, Shreyas S; Hargreaves, Brian A; Pauly, John M; Nishimura, Dwight G; Beaulieu, Christopher F; Gold, Garry E · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2005

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

The aim of this work was to show the potential utility of a novel rapid 3D fat-suppressed MRI method for joint imaging. Phase-sensitive steady-state free precession provides rapid 3D joint imaging with robust fat suppression and excellent cartilage delineation.

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