Balanced turbo field-echo sequence for MRI of parotid gland diseases

Misa Sumi; Marc Van Cauteren; Yukinori Takagi; Takashi Nakamura

doi:10.2214/AJR.05.0622

Balanced turbo field-echo sequence for MRI of parotid gland diseases

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Jan;188(1):228-32. doi: 10.2214/AJR.05.0622.

Authors

Misa Sumi¹, Marc Van Cauteren, Yukinori Takagi, Takashi Nakamura

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology and Cancer Biology, Nagasaki University School of Dentistry, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8588, Japan.

PMID: 17179370
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.0622

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Algorithms*
Echo-Planar Imaging / methods*
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods*
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Middle Aged
Parotid Diseases / diagnosis*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity