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Rapid MR imaging of the pediatric brain using the fast spin-echo technique
Ahn, S S; Mantello, M T; Jones, K M; Mulkern, R V; Melki, P S; Higuchi, N; Barnes, P D
PURPOSE: To evaluate diagnostic reliability and to establish optimal scanning techniques of a recently developed Fast Spin-echo MR pulse sequence that allows rapid proton density-weighted and T2-weighted imaging. METHODS: We compared lesion conspicuity and signal intensity measurements on Fast Spin-echo and conventional spin-echo sequences in 81 patients ranging from 1 week to 25 years in age on a 1.5-T MR unit. A total of 28 Fast Spin-echo dual-echo images (14 slice locations) were obtained in 2:08 minutes with a 256 x 128 matrix or in 3:12 minutes with a 256 x 192 matrix at a TR of 2000 msec and two excitations. RESULTS: Lesion conspicuity and characterization on Fast Spin-echo images compared favorably with conventional spin-echo images in our series when pseudo-TEs of 15 and 90 msec were employed for proton density-weighted and T2-weighted images, respectively. Fast Spin-echo images yielded diagnostic information in four nonsedated patients whose conventional spin-echo images were either degraded by motion or unobtainable. Fat signal remained bright on T2-weighted Fast Spin-echo images. Magnetic-susceptibility effects were slightly reduced with Fast Spin-echo but did not pose any diagnostic problem in our series. CONCLUSION: Diagnostically reliable rapid dual-echo brain images can be obtained with Fast Spin-echo sequences.
PMID: 1636531
ISSN: 0195-6108
CID: 823012
Brain hemorrhage: evaluation with fast spin-echo and conventional dual spin-echo images
Jones, K M; Mulkern, R V; Mantello, M T; Melki, P S; Ahn, S S; Barnes, P D; Jolesz, F A
Signal intensity of blood products on proton-density- and T2-weighted images obtained with spin-echo (SE) and fast SE (FSE) sequences was evaluated in 15 patients with central nervous system hemorrhage to determine the extent of differences between the two techniques when signal loss from magnetic susceptibility effects in hemorrhagic lesions is considered. Within operator-defined regions of interest, signal intensity of hemorrhage, iron-containing nuclei, white matter, scalp fat, and noise was measured along the phase-encoding direction. Hemosiderin, deoxyhemoglobin, and iron-containing nuclei had slightly higher signal intensity on FSE images than on SE images, but the differences were not statistically significant. Signal intensity of methemoglobin was similar with both sequences, whereas that of scalp fat was higher on FSE images. Signal intensity measurements for most tissues studied were comparable, but the signal-to-noise ratios with FSE imaging were less than those with SE imaging. Although paramagnetic blood products may show slightly higher signal intensity with FSE imaging, contrast with the two sequences was comparable and lesion conspicuity was nearly identical.
PMID: 1727309
ISSN: 0033-8419
CID: 823022
Impending rupture of nonaneurysmal bacterial aortitis: CT diagnosis [Case Report]
Mantello, M T; Panaccione, J L; Moriarty, P E; Esposito, W J
The CT appearance of mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysms leading to eventual rupture has been well described. On the other hand, ruptured nonaneurysmal bacterial aortitis has not been demonstrated in the CT literature. We present two cases with subsequent rupture documented on CT. The characteristic findings of periaortic density and adjacent gas collection should suggest the diagnosis of acute aortic infection. This may herald impending rupture, even in the absence of aneurysmal dilatation, and should direct therapy accordingly.
PMID: 2229573
ISSN: 0363-8715
CID: 823032
Sonography of abdominal desmoid tumors in adolescents [Case Report]
Mantello, M T; Haller, J O; Marquis, J R
PMID: 2547984
ISSN: 0278-4297
CID: 823042