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Cervical spondylosis: three-dimensional gradient-echo MR with magnetization transfer

E R Melhem1, M L Benson, N J Beauchamp

  • 1Department of Radiology, Boston (Mass) University Medical Center 02167, USA.

AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology
|April 1, 1996
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Magnetization transfer imaging with a short echo time improves cervical spine MRI by enhancing cerebrospinal fluid-spinal cord contrast. This reduces motion and susceptibility artifacts, leading to more accurate neural foraminal stenosis assessment.

Area of Science:

  • Radiology
  • Medical Imaging
  • Neurology

Background:

  • Cervical spondylosis evaluation relies on MRI.
  • Standard MRI techniques can be affected by motion and susceptibility artifacts.
  • Accurate assessment of neural foramina and CSF-spinal cord interface is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Compare a 3D Fourier Transform (3DFT) gradient-echo sequence with magnetization transfer (MT) at a short echo time against standard 3DFT gradient-echo technique.
  • Evaluate the impact of these techniques on neural foramina dimensions and CSF-spinal cord interface contrast in cervical spondylosis.
  • Assess the reduction of motion and susceptibility artifacts.

Main Methods:

  • Ten patients with suspected cervical spondylosis underwent axial MR imaging.

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  • Both standard 3DFT gradient-echo and short echo time 3DFT gradient-echo with MT sequences were used.
  • Two neuroradiologists measured neural foramina dimensions and graded CSF-spinal cord interface contrast.

    • Main Results:

    • Sixteen of 22 affected neural foramina were larger with the MT technique.
    • Superior contrast at the CSF-spinal cord interface was observed in 9 of 10 patients using MT.
    • The MT technique demonstrated diminished effects of motion and susceptibility artifacts.

    Conclusions:

    • 3DFT gradient-echo imaging with MT at short echo times enhances cervical spine MRI.
    • Improved contrast and sharpness of the CSF-spinal cord interface are achieved.
    • This leads to less exaggerated neural foraminal stenosis assessment compared to standard techniques.