ArticleEuropean radiology2016
Feasibility of three-dimensional ultrashort echo time magnetic resonance imaging at 1.5 T for the diagnosis of skull fractures.
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- Comparison of pointwise encoding time reduction with radial acquisition (PETRA) imaging with conventional MR imaging for the diagnosis of traumatic fractures in children.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
- Utility of Zero Echo Time MRI for the Diagnosis and Characterization of Ankle Fractures.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2024Article
- The Observation of Pediatric Skull Fractures Without an Associated Brain Injury in a Non-Trauma Center.Cureus · 2023Article
- Zero-TE MRI: principles and applications in the head and neck.The British journal of radiology · 2022Review
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Versus Computed Tomography for Three-Dimensional Bone Imaging of Musculoskeletal Pathologies: A Review.Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2022Review
- Clinical application of "black bone" imaging in paediatric craniofacial disorders.The British journal of radiology · 2021Review
- Ultra short time to Echo (UTE) MRI for cephalometric analysis-Potential of an x-ray free fast cephalometric projection technique.PloS one · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate the feasibility of ultrashort echo time (UTE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the diagnosis of skull fractures.
methodsThe skull fracture models of ten Bama pigs and 364 patients with craniocerebral trauma were subjected to computed tomography (CT), UTE and conventional MRI sequences. The accuracy of UTE imaging in skull fracture diagnosis was analysed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, McNemar's test and Kappa values. Differences among CT, UTE imaging and anatomical measurement (AM) values for linear fractures (LFs) and depressed fractures (DFs) were compared using one-way ANOVA and a paired-samples t-test.
resultsUTE imaging clearly demonstrated skull structures and fractures. The accuracy, validity and reliability of UTE MRI were excellent, with no significant differences between expert readings (P > 0.05; Kappa, 0.899). The values obtained for 42 LFs and 13 DFs in the ten specimens were not significantly different among CT, UTE MRI and AMs, while those obtained for 55 LFs and ten DFs in 44 patients were not significantly different between CT and UTE MRI (P > 0.05).
conclusionsUTE MRI sequences are feasible for the evaluation of skull structures and fractures, with no radiation exposure, particularly for paediatric and pregnant patients. KEY POINTS: Despite ionising radiation, CT is standard for skull fracture assessment. Conventional MRI cannot depict skull structures. 3D-UTE sequences clearly demonstrate skull structures and fractures. UTE plus conventional MRI are superior to CT in craniocerebral trauma assessment. Paediatric and pregnant patients will benefit from this imaging modality.
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