Brain lesions in patients with multiple sclerosis: Detection with echo-planar imaging

Bettina Siewert, Mahesh R. Patel, Markus F. Mueller, Jochen Gaa, David G. Darby, Charles M. Poser, Piotr A. Wielopolski, Robert R. Edelman, Steven Warach

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Abstract

PURPOSE: To evaluate the detection of brain lesions with echo-planar imaging relative to conventional spinecho (SE) imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 17 patients (three men, 14 women; mean age, 31 years) with multiple sclerosis, the following were compared: single-shot proton-density- and T2-weighted and thin-section T2-weighted echo-planar, proton-density- and T2-weighted multishot echo-planar, and conventional SE sequences. Quantitative and qualitative criteria as well as lesion detectability were evaluated. The proton-density-weighted SE sequence was used as the standard of reference. RESULTS: Multishot sequences were superior to single-shot sequences in image quality and lesion detectability. With the multishot proton-density-weighted sequence, 53 of 54 large lesions and 23 of 30 small lesions were detected; with the single-shot proton-density-weighted sequence, 38 of 54 large lesions and five of 30 small lesions were detected. CONCLUSION: With multishot echoplanar sequences, detectability of large lesions is similar to that with conventional SE imaging. Susceptibility artifact is diminished in comparison to single-shot echo-planar sequences.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)765-771
Number of pages7
JournalRADIOLOGY
Volume196
Issue number3
StatePublished - Sep 1995

Keywords

  • Brain neoplasms, MR, 10.121411, 10.121416
  • Magnetic resonance (MR), comparative studies, 10.121411, 10.121416
  • Magnetic resonance (MR), echo planar, 10.121416
  • Sclerosis, multiple, 10.871

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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