Volume isotropic simultaneous interleaved black- and bright-blood imaging: a novel sequence for contrast-enhanced screening of brain metastasis

Magn Reson Med Sci. 2014;13(4):277-84. doi: 10.2463/mrms.2013-0065. Epub 2014 Aug 27.

Abstract

We introduced and optimized a novel sequence of fast (about 4 min), volumetric, high resolution, simultaneous bright- and black-blood imaging with sufficient T1 contrast between enhanced metastasis and surrounding brain parenchyma for their differentiation. This proposed sequence can be used for 3-dimensional volumetric T1-weighted bright- and black-blood imaging in contrast-enhanced studies and may be promising for detecting small brain metastases by improving differentiation between blood vessels and small brain metastases.

MeSH terms

  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain Mapping / methods
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Contrast Media*
  • Gadolinium DTPA*
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement / methods*
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Gadolinium DTPA