Frontiers in Musculoskeletal Imaging
Balanced SSFP imaging of the musculoskeletal system
Garry E. Gold MD,
Brian A. Hargreaves PhD,
Scott B. Reeder MD, PhD,
Walter F. Block PhD,
Richard Kijowski MD,
Shreyas S. Vasanawala MD, PhD,
Peter R. Kornaat MD, PhD,
Roland Bammer PhD,
Rexford Newbould PhD,
Neal K. Bangerter PhD,
Christopher F. Beaulieu MD, PhD,
Corresponding Author
Garry E. Gold MD
Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
300 Pasteur Drive S0-68B, Stanford, CA 94305-9510Search for more papers by this authorBrian A. Hargreaves PhD
Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorScott B. Reeder MD, PhD
Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Search for more papers by this authorWalter F. Block PhD
Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRichard Kijowski MD
Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Search for more papers by this authorShreyas S. Vasanawala MD, PhD
Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorPeter R. Kornaat MD, PhD
Department of Radiology, Lieden University Medical Center, Lieden, the Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorRoland Bammer PhD
Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRexford Newbould PhD
Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorNeal K. Bangerter PhD
Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorChristopher F. Beaulieu MD, PhD
Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorGarry E. Gold MD,
Brian A. Hargreaves PhD,
Scott B. Reeder MD, PhD,
Walter F. Block PhD,
Richard Kijowski MD,
Shreyas S. Vasanawala MD, PhD,
Peter R. Kornaat MD, PhD,
Roland Bammer PhD,
Rexford Newbould PhD,
Neal K. Bangerter PhD,
Christopher F. Beaulieu MD, PhD,
Corresponding Author
Garry E. Gold MD
Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
300 Pasteur Drive S0-68B, Stanford, CA 94305-9510Search for more papers by this authorBrian A. Hargreaves PhD
Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorScott B. Reeder MD, PhD
Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Search for more papers by this authorWalter F. Block PhD
Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRichard Kijowski MD
Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Search for more papers by this authorShreyas S. Vasanawala MD, PhD
Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorPeter R. Kornaat MD, PhD
Department of Radiology, Lieden University Medical Center, Lieden, the Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorRoland Bammer PhD
Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRexford Newbould PhD
Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorNeal K. Bangerter PhD
Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorChristopher F. Beaulieu MD, PhD
Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with its unique ability to image and characterize soft tissue noninvasively, has emerged as one of the most accurate imaging methods available to diagnose bone and joint pathology. Currently, most evaluation of musculoskeletal pathology is done with two-dimensional acquisition techniques such as fast spin echo (FSE) imaging. The development of three-dimensional fast imaging methods based on balanced steady-state free precession (SSFP) shows great promise to improve MRI of the musculoskeletal system. These methods may allow acquisition of fluid sensitive isotropic data that can be reformatted into arbitrary planes for improved detection and visualization of pathology. Sensitivity to fluid and fat suppression are important issues in these techniques to improve delineation of cartilage contours, for detection of marrow edema and derangement of other joint structures. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2007. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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