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Misa Sumi1, Marc Van Cauteren, Yukinori Takagi
1Department of Radiology and Cancer Biology, Nagasaki University School of Dentistry, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8588, Japan.
Objective:
A balanced turbo field-echo (FE) sequence is a balanced steady-state free precession sequence used for achieving rapid and high imaging. We tested whether this imaging technique is applicable to the diagnosis of parotid gland diseases.
Conclusion:
The balanced turbo FE sequence is a novel alternative MRI technique for the diagnosis of various parotid gland diseases.
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