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Published on: December 18, 2016
The Magnet Is Sometimes "Off"-Practical Strategies for Optimizing Challenging Musculoskeletal MR Imaging
Alix C Hopp1, Samuel J Fahrenholtz1, Jesse V Bashford1
1Mayo Clinic Arizona, Department of Radiology, Phoenix, AZ.
Abstract:
To describe practical solutions to the unique technical challenges of musculoskeletal magnetic resonance imaging, including off-isocenter imaging, artifacts from motion and metal prostheses, small field-of-view imaging, and non-conventional scan angles and slice positioning. Unique challenges of musculoskeletal magnetic resonance imaging require a collaborative approach involving radiologists, physicists, and technologists utilizing optimized magnetic resonance protocols, specialized coils, and unique patient positioning, in order to reliably diagnose critical musculoskeletal MR image findings.
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