ArticleSkeletal radiology2021
Fast field echo resembling a CT using restricted echo-spacing (FRACTURE): a novel MRI technique with superior bone contrast.
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- Vendor-neutral-CT-like bone contrast MRI in ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament.Japanese journal of radiology · 2026Article
- The immature sacroiliac joints on cross-sectional imaging: developmental anatomy and diagnostic pitfalls.Skeletal radiology · 2026Review
- AI in Musculoskeletal Imaging: An End-to-End Perspective.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Utility of the fast-field-echo resembling a computed tomography using restricted echo-spacing sequence in evaluating ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Current State-of-the-Art 3D MRI Sequences for Assessing Bone Morphology with Emphasis on Cranial and Spinal Imaging: A Narrative Review.RoFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin · 2026Review
- FRACTURE MRI: evaluation of imaging capability in hand tendon visualization using healthy volunteer MRI.Insights into imaging · 2026Article
- Comparison of FRACTURE MRI, Conventional Radiography, and CT in the Evaluation of Bone Tumors.Radiology. Imaging cancer · 2026Article
- Application of the Fast Field Echo Resembling a CT Using Restricted Echo-spacing (FRACTURE) Technique to Cranial and Facial Bone Lesions: A Feasibility Study.Magnetic resonance in medical sciences : MRMS : an official journal of Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine · 2025Article
- Grading cervical neural foraminal stenosis via 3-T MR nerve/bone fusion imaging compared with T2-weighted imaging.Insights into imaging · 2025Article
- Current Landscape of Short-T2 Imaging Techniques in the Musculoskeletal System: The Past, Present and Future.Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2025Review
- Assessment of proximal tibial fractures with 3D FRACTURE (fast field echo resembling a CT using restricted echo-spacing) MRI-intra-individual comparison with CT.European radiology · 2025Article
- Enhanced Diagnostic Accuracy of Fast-Field Echo Resembling a Computed Tomography Using Restricted Echo-Spacing for Hand Tendon Injuries: A Comparative Study.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2025Article
- Comparing CT-Like Bone Images Based on Fast Field Echo Resembling a CT Using Restricted Echo Spacing (FRACTURE) MR with CT in Pediatric Congenital Vertebral Anomalies.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2025Article
- Added value of 3D fast-field-echo (FRACTURE) sequences for cervical spondylosis diagnosis: a prospective multi-reader non-inferiority study.Insights into imaging · 2025Article
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- Recent topics in musculoskeletal imaging focused on clinical applications of AI: How should radiologists approach and use AI?La Radiologia medica · 2025Review
- Detecting soft-tissue interposition in proximal tibial physeal injury based on fast field echo resembling a computed tomography using restricted echo-spacing (FRACTURE): a case report.Pediatric radiology · 2025Article
- Patterns of ankle injury in soccer: MRI clues to traumatic mechanism.Skeletal radiology · 2025Review
- CT-like MR images to assess changes after radiotherapy for bone metastasis: a case report.BJR case reports · 2025Article
- Usefulness of Fast Field Echo Resembling a CT Using Restricted Echo-Spacing (FRACTURE) in Pediatric Lumbar Spondylolysis: A Case Report.Open access journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveComputerized tomography (CT) is the modality of choice for imaging bone; however, it utilizes ionizing radiation and suffers from poor soft-tissue contrast. Unlike CT, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides excellent soft-tissue contrast but is limited in its ability to image bone. The objective of this study is to describe a new technical innovation which provides superior cortical and trabecular bone contrast on MRI.
methodsFRACTURE (fast field echo resembling a CT using restricted echo-spacing), a 3D gradient echo pulse sequence with restricted echo-spacing combined with an automated post-processing, is described.
resultsCases demonstrating the application and utility of this technique in diagnostic MRI performed for traumatic, inflammatory, neoplastic, and developmental conditions in pediatric patients are presented.
conclusionThe cortical and trabecular bone contrast generated by FRACTURE yields clinically relevant information for diagnosis and management of a subset of patients in whom it may potentially obviate the need for a preoperative CT scan.
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