Effectiveness of 3D T2-Weighted FLAIR FSE Sequences with Fat Suppression for Detection of Brain MR Imaging Signal Changes in Children

Abstract

FLAIR-VISTA with fat suppression can replace the 2D-FLAIR sequence in brain MR imaging protocols for children.

Fast Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Hydrocephalus Using 3-Dimensional Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery: Initial Experience

“…[6][7][8][9]12 Three-dimensional fat-saturated T2-weighted fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) brain MRI obtained at 3 T is a promising fast pulse sequence providing high spatial and contrast resolutions with minimal artifacts and a high acquisition time efficiency. [13][14][15] Nevertheless, to the best of our knowledge, 3D FLAIR imaging data have not been used for the quantification of intracranial ventricular volume in patients with hydrocephalus. Therefore, this retrospective study aimed to demonstrate the initial experience of fast quantitative MRI evaluation using 3D FLAIR imaging and semiautomatic threshold-based segmentation in patients with hydrocephalus.…”

“…Two-dimensional (2D) or 3-dimensional (3D) T1-weighted, T2-weighted, true fast imaging with steady-state precession, and synthetic MRI pulse sequences have been used for the quantification of intracranial ventricular or CSF volume 6–9,12 . Three-dimensional fat-saturated T2-weighted fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) brain MRI obtained at 3 T is a promising fast pulse sequence providing high spatial and contrast resolutions with minimal artifacts and a high acquisition time efficiency 13–15 . Nevertheless, to the best of our knowledge, 3D FLAIR imaging data have not been used for the quantification of intracranial ventricular volume in patients with hydrocephalus.…”