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Whole-body turbo STIR MR imaging: controversies and avenues for development
Eoin Kavanagh1, Clare Smith, Stephen Eustace
1Department of Radiology, Cappagh National Orthopaedic and Mater Misericordiae Hospitals, Finglas, Dublin 11, Ireland.
European Radiology
|April 26, 2003
Abstract:
The idea of a non-ionizing high-resolution technique to screen the entire body for occult disease is immensely appealing. This article outlines an evolving technique, controversies and clinical application of whole-body scanning using MRI with turbo short tau inversion recovery tissue excitation.