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Enhanced Myocardial Tissue Visualization: A Comparative Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Study of Gradient-Spin Echo-STIR and Conventional STIR Imaging.
In: International Journal of Biomedical Imaging, Jg. 2024 (2024-04-01), S. 1-8
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Purpose. This study is aimed at evaluating the efficacy of the gradient-spin echo- (GraSE-) based short tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequence (GraSE-STIR) in cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging compared to the conventional turbo spin echo- (TSE-) based STIR sequence, specifically focusing on image quality, specific absorption rate (SAR), and image acquisition time. Methods. In a prospective study, we examined forty-four normal volunteers and seventeen patients referred for CMR imaging using conventional STIR and GraSE-STIR techniques. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), image quality, T 2 signal intensity (SI) ratio, SAR, and image acquisition time were compared between both sequences. Results. GraSE-STIR showed significant improvements in image quality (4.15 ± 0.8 vs. 3.34 ± 0.9 , p = 0.024) and cardiac motion artifact reduction (7 vs. 18 out of 53, p = 0.038) compared to conventional STIR. Furthermore, the acquisition time (27.17 ± 3.53 vs. 36.9 ± 4.08 seconds, p = 0.041) and the local torso SAR (<13% vs. <17%, p = 0.047) were significantly lower for GraSE-STIR compared to conventional STIR in short-axis plan. However, no significant differences were shown in T 2 SI ratio (p = 0.141), SNR (p = 0.093), CNR (p = 0.068), and SAR (p = 0.071) between these two sequences. Conclusions. GraSE-STIR offers notable advantages over conventional STIR sequence, with improved image quality, reduced motion artifacts, and shorter acquisition times. These findings highlight the potential of GraSE-STIR as a valuable technique for routine clinical CMR imaging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Enhanced Myocardial Tissue Visualization: A Comparative Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Study of Gradient-Spin Echo-STIR and Conventional STIR Imaging.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Dehghani, Sadegh ; Shirani, Shapoor ; Jazayeri Gharebagh, Elahe |
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Zeitschrift: | International Journal of Biomedical Imaging, Jg. 2024 (2024-04-01), S. 1-8 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2024 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1687-4188 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1155/2024/8456669 |
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