RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging of the Spinal Cord
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 587
OP 591
VO 21
IS 3
A1 Bammer, Roland
A1 Fazekas, Franz
A1 Augustin, Michael
A1 Simbrunner, Josef
A1 Strasser-Fuchs, Siegrid
A1 Seifert, Thomas
A1 Stollberger, Rudolf
A1 Hartung, Hans-Peter
YR 2000
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/21/3/587.abstract
AB Summary: Diffusion-weighted MR imaging may increase the sensitivity and specificity of MR imaging for certain pathologic conditions of the spinal cord but is rarely performed because of several technical issues. We therefore tested a novel phase-navigated spin-echo diffusion-weighted interleaved echo-planar imaging sequence in seven healthy volunteers and six patients with intramedullary lesions. We performed diffusion-weighted MR imaging of the spinal cord with high spatial resolution. Different patterns of diffusion abnormalities observed in patient studies support the possible diagnostic impact of diffusion-weighted MR imaging for diseases of the spinal cord.