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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2018

Simultaneous multi-slice MR imaging of the hip at 3 T to reduce acquisition times and maintain image quality.

Mayuko Haraikawa, Masashi Suzuki, Kaiji Inoue, Eito Kozawa, Junji Tanaka, Mamoru Niitsu

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Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mayuko HaraikawaDepartment of Radiology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama, 350-0495, Japan. hmayuko@saitama-med.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6021-2521
Masashi SuzukiDepartment of Radiology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama, 350-0495, Japan.
Kaiji InoueDepartment of Radiology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama, 350-0495, Japan.
Eito KozawaDepartment of Radiology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama, 350-0495, Japan.
Junji TanakaDepartment of Radiology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama, 350-0495, Japan.
Mamoru NiitsuDepartment of Radiology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama, 350-0495, Japan.
Saitama Medical University · JPSaitama Medical University Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNewly developed simultaneous multi-slice (SMS) scans are now being introduced as a clinical application in neuroimaging. We examined the feasibility of SMS scans for joint imaging. The purpose of the present study was to prospectively compare the resolution and specific absorption rate (SAR) obtained using SMS to those of conventional methods in hip joint magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and establish whether imaging times may be reduced using SMS in 3 T MRI and if image quality is affected.

methodsTwenty-one patients (4 men and 17 women, average age, 51.5 years, range: 22 to 76 years) with hip pain underwent MR examinations of the unilateral hip joint. Three board-certified radiologists independently and blindly evaluated the images obtained with and without SMS using window and level settings and magnification according to personal preferences. Individual SAR values were measured for each protocol. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test and a t-statistic test were used for statistical analyses. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) was also compared using a phantom.

resultsSMS imaging maintained equivalent image quality to conventional imaging for evaluating the morphology of the hip joint, and also reduced imaging times by approximately 40%. SMS images had significantly higher SAR values than conventional images. The rate of difference (SMS/conventional) in SNR ranged between 80 and 111%.

conclusionsBased on its significantly lower acquisition times and the maintenance of similar image quality to conventional imaging, SMS may be applied to morphological evaluations of hip joint disorders without significantly increasing SAR.

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Image EnhancementAcetabulumAdultAgedArthralgiaCancellous BoneCartilage, ArticularFemaleHip JointHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPhantoms, ImagingProspective StudiesSignal-To-Noise RatioFast imagingHip jointMagnetic resonance imagingMusculoskeletal disordersSimultaneous multi-sliceTurbo spin echo

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