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Study of susceptibility-induced artefacts in GRASE with different echo train length
The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of gradient-and-spin-echo (GRASE) sequences to susceptibility effects. GRASE sequences with 21 and 33 echoes per echo train were compared with a T2-weight...
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Evaluation of myelination and myelination disorders with turbo inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging
The aim of our work was to determine the efficacy of turbo inversion recovery spin echo (TIRSE) pulse sequences in differentiating patients with normal and abnormal myelination. Twenty neurological normal chil...
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Enhancement characteristics of liver metastases, hepatocellular carcinomas, and hemangiomas with Gd-EOB-DTPA: preliminary results with dynamic MR imaging
Our objective was to study Gd-EOB-DTPA for the characterization of focal liver lesions by means of dynamic MR imaging. A double-blind and randomized dose-ranging phase-2 clinical trial was performed in 31 pat...
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Iotrolan in urography: efficacy and tolerance in comparison with iohexol and iopamidol
Iotrolan was compared with iohexol and iopamidol for efficacy and general tolerance in excretory urography in three controlled, randomized, inte-individual, double-blind studies. Two hundred and eighty-four pa...
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Fracture healing: direct magnification versus conventional radiography
The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential of magnification radiography in diagnosing fracture healing and assessing its complications. Seventy-three patients with fractures or who had undergone osteot...
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Digital imaging of the chest in newborns: influence of radiation exposure on image quality
In order to evaluate the influence of radiation exposure on image quality in digital storage phosphor radiography, 200 digital storage phosphor chest radiographs, obtained on a neonatal Intensive Care Unit, an...
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Effect of slice orientation in 3D magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the supra-aortic arteries
Three-dimensional (3D) time-of-flight methods are used to study anatomy and pathology of the supra-aortic arteries because they are quick and optimal for fast-flow conditions. Although highest signal intensiti...