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ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2018

MSVAT-SPACE-STIR and SEMAC-STIR for Reduction of Metallic Artifacts in 3T Head and Neck MRI.

T Hilgenfeld, M Prager, F S Schwindling, M Nittka, P Rammelsberg, M Bendszus, S Heiland, A Juerchott

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Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 authors.

T HilgenfeldFrom the Department of Neuroradiology, (T.H., M.P., M.B., S.H., A.J.).ORCID 0000-0002-3458-8899
M PragerFrom the Department of Neuroradiology, (T.H., M.P., M.B., S.H., A.J.).ORCID 0000-0002-4539-1071
F S SchwindlingDepartment of Prosthodontics (F.S.S., P.R.), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0142-5217
M NittkaSiemens Healthcare (M.N.), Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3023-0224
P RammelsbergDepartment of Prosthodontics (F.S.S., P.R.), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9719-2018
M BendszusFrom the Department of Neuroradiology, (T.H., M.P., M.B., S.H., A.J.).ORCID 0000-0002-9094-6769
S HeilandFrom the Department of Neuroradiology, (T.H., M.P., M.B., S.H., A.J.).ORCID 0000-0002-2796-3451
A JuerchottFrom the Department of Neuroradiology, (T.H., M.P., M.B., S.H., A.J.) Alexander.Juerchott@med.uni-heidelberg.de.ORCID 0000-0003-0556-908X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeThe incidence of metallic dental restorations and implants is increasing, and head and neck MR imaging is becoming challenging regarding artifacts. Our aim was to evaluate whether multiple-slab acquisition with view angle tilting gradient based on a sampling perfection with application-optimized contrasts by using different flip angle evolution (MSVAT-SPACE)-STIR and slice-encoding for metal artifact correction (SEMAC)-STIR are beneficial regarding artifact suppression compared with the SPACE-STIR and TSE-STIR in vitro and in vivo. MATERIALS AND

methodsAt 3T, 3D artifacts of 2 dental implants, supporting different single crowns, were evaluated. Image quality was evaluated quantitatively (normalized signal-to-noise ratio) and qualitatively (2 reads by 2 blinded radiologists). Feasibility was tested in vivo in 5 volunteers and 5 patients, respectively.

resultsMaximum achievable resolution and the normalized signal-to-noise ratio of MSVAT-SPACE-STIR were higher compared with SEMAC-STIR. Performance in terms of artifact correction was dependent on the material composition. For highly paramagnetic materials, SEMAC-STIR was superior to MSVAT-SPACE-STIR (27.8% smaller artifact volume) and TSE-STIR (93.2% less slice distortion). However, MSVAT-SPACE-STIR reduced the artifact size compared with SPACE-STIR by 71.5%. For low-paramagnetic materials, MSVAT-SPACE-STIR performed as well as SEMAC-STIR. Furthermore, MSVAT-SPACE-STIR decreased artifact volume by 69.5% compared with SPACE-STIR. The image quality of all sequences did not differ systematically. In vivo results were comparable with in vitro results.

conclusionsRegarding susceptibility artifacts and acquisition time, MSVAT-SPACE-STIR might be advantageous over SPACE-STIR for high-resolution and isotropic head and neck imaging. Only for materials with high-susceptibility differences to soft tissue, the use of SEMAC-STIR might be beneficial. Within limited acquisition times, SEMAC-STIR cannot exploit its full advantage over TSE-STIR regarding artifact suppression.

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ArtifactsAdultDental ImplantsFemaleHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMetalsMiddle AgedDental ImplantsMetals

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PMID29794233
PMCPMC7655451

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