PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Wu, Ming-Long
AU  - Ko, Cheng-Wen
AU  - Chen, Ting-Yi
AU  - Wu, Ming-Ting
AU  - Chung, Hsiao-Wen
AU  - Huang, Teng-Yi
AU  - Lin, Yi-Ru
TI  - MR Ventriculocisternography By Using 3D Balanced Steady-State Free Precession Imaging: Technical Note
DP  - 2005 May 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1170--1173
VI  - 26
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/26/5/1170.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/26/5/1170.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2005 May 01; 26
AB  - Summary: This study investigated the effects of flip angle setting in 3D balanced steady-state free precession (SSFP) imaging on CSF-parenchyma contrast and section aliasing artifacts. Theoretical derivations indicated that the extent of section aliasing artifacts decreased as the flip angle was lowered, at the expense of a sacrifice in CSF-parenchyma contrast. Experimental data agreed closely with theoretical predictions. A flip angle of about 40° is therefore recommended for 3D balanced SSFP MR ventriculocisternography.